Wheeler v. Walton & Whann Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Delaware
This was a petition by the Davis Pyrites Company for an order directing the receivers of the Walton & Whann Company to deliver to the petitioner a quantity of Small’s pyrites.
1Opinion of the Court
WALES, District Judge.
This is an application for an order on the receivers of the Walton & Whann Company to deliver to the petitioner 1,300 tons of Small’s pyrites, which came into the possession of the company in the manner hereinafter stated. The Walton & Whann Company had been for many years prior to the 6th day of June, 1894, large manufacturers of fertilizers. On that day the company was proved to be insolvent, and its property and effects passed into the hands of receivers appointed by this court. The receivers, under the direction of the court, continued the business of the company for…
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