In Re Paradise Catering Corporation

CONGER, District Judge.

This is a petition for review of an order of a Referee disallowing petitioner’s claim for priority under Section 64, sub. a(2) of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 104, sub. a(2).

The petitioner herein is an actor who contracted to perform at a show operated by the bankrupt. Said contract was for the duration of the show with a guaranty of four consecutive weeks at a salary of $400 per week. The petitioner worked for one week when bankruptcy intervened, and he seeks priority herein under the above section for $384.01.

Section 64, sub. a (2) was enacted by Congress in…