Southern Ry. Co. v. Wilder
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Petition to Revise and Superintend Proceedings of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Georgia; William T. Newman, Judge. In the matter of Jones Bros. & Co., bankrupt. ■ On petition by the Southern Railway Company against D. P. Wilder, trustee, to revise an order denying the petitioner the preference claimed by it.
1Per curiam
The case shows that Jones Bros. & Co. was adjudicated a bankrupt the 12th of March, 1915; thereafter, on the 2d day of April, 1915, the petitioner filed a petition in the bankruptcy court claiming that at the lime of the adjudication in bankruptcy the bankrupt was indebted to the petitioner in the sum of $3,400 under a certain contract of rent at $200 per month; and thereafter on the 22d day of July, filed an amended petition before the referee, amplifying his petition, so as to claim a preference lien. The referee issued an order on the trustee to show cause, and thereupon the trustee…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Henderson v. MayerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- In re West Side Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1908
- Elam v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Preetorius v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1916
- Watkins v. Alexander & Garrett, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1922
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