Headford Bros. & Hitchins Foundry v. Associated Manufacturers Corp. of America

Preceding the events involved in this controversy, J. E. Armstrong was appointed liquidating receiver of the Associated Manufacturers Corporation of America, and in compliance with an application by said receiver, the court entered an order fixing December 31, 1931, as the time on or before which creditors of said Associated Manufacturers Corporation of America could file proofs of claim with said receiver, or with the clerk of the district court of Black Hawk County, Iowa. On December 31, 1931, the Silvers Manufacturing Company filed its claim against said Associated Manufacturers…