In re Adams

LOWELD, District Judge.

Before bankruptcy the creditors here seeking to prove had contracted with the bankrupt to build for him cer*382tain houses at a price to be paid from time to time during construction. No work had been done under the contract before the petition in bankruptcy was filed. Thereafter, and before adjudication, the creditors, in ignorance of the pending petition, furnished materials and labor under the contract. For this they seek to prove. But a creditor cannot prove for an indebtedness arising between the filing of the involuntary petition and adjudication. This appears from…