Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad v. Mars

The predecessor of plaintiff in error was the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas. In 1915, its properties were placed in the hands of a receiver ap pointed by the United States court for the northern district of Texas. In 1917, defendants in error obtained a judgment in the district court of Dallas County, Texas, against that company and another carrier on a claim for damages to cattle being transported prior to the appointment of the receiver. The judgment was allowed as an unsecured claim. Pursuant to an order of court, the re-' ceiver sold the railroad properties subject,…