Mitchell v. Bowman

BRATTON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents the question of priority between two conflicting claims to an impounded fund in bankruptcy. Lester L. Jones is an architect engaged in business in Denver, Colorado. Associated Consultants, herein called Associated, is apparently the trade name of Ben F. Mitchell. In July, 1938, Jones and Associated entered into a written contract which provided that the former employed the latter to contact public boards which desired to obtain grants and loans from the Public Works Administration with which to construct public buildings; that the duties of…