Hagan v. McNiel
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Cross-appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia; Henry Clay McDowell, Judge. In the matter of the Sulphur Springs Lumber Company, bankrupt. Claim by Charles F. Hagan, trustee, opposed by W. D. McNiel, trustee in bankruptcy. Cross-appeals from order of District Court allowing claim in part as secured claim.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, District Judge.
This case comes up on two appeals from an order of the District Court made November 22, 1917. It appears that on the 10th of April, 1914, Charles F. Hagan, trustee, the appellant, sold and conveyed to Grover B. Bicldey and R. Willard Cox all of the merchantable timber belting 36 inches and up in circumference 3 feet from the ground on certain tracts of land in Hunter’s Valley, Va. The price of the timber, other than maple, beech, and gum, was $4 per thousand feet board measure, with lower prices for maple, beech, and gum. The purchase money was to he paid on each…
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