Wilson v. Pennsylvania Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
1Opinion of the Court
ACHESON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by Albert H. Wilson, a creditor of Speer C. Nelson, a bankrupt, from a decree of the district court, sitting in bankruptcy, disallowing in. part the claim of this creditor. The material facts are these: By a written lease dated January 26, 1900, Wilson demised to Nelson a lot of ground and building thereon erected for a term of five years from April 1, 1900, at an annual rent of $1,200, payable in monthly installments of $100 each, the tenant also to pay the water tax; the lessee stipulating that, if he should “become a bankrupt,” the whole rent for *743the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Longstreth v. PennockSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Platt, Barber & Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
3Cited by29 opinions
- Manhattan Properties, Inc. v. Irving Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Watson v. MerrillCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- In Re BarnettCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
- In re BennettCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
- In Re Mount Holly Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
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