In re T. H. Bunch Co.
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
In the matter of the T. H. Bunch Company, bankrupt. On petition for review of allowance by the referee of a claim of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company. , As some of the claims are not questioned, it is only necessary to state the facts bearing upon the disputed claims, amounting to $205,767.53. The claim as originally presented stated that the railway company is a common carrier engaged in the transportation of freight in and through the state of Arkansas…
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In the matter of the T. H. Bunch Company, bankrupt. On petition for review of allowance by the referee of a claim of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company. , As some of the claims are not questioned, it is only necessary to state the facts bearing upon the disputed claims, amounting to $205,767.53. The claim as originally presented stated that the railway company is a common carrier engaged in the transportation of freight in and through the state of Arkansas and other states; that the bankrupt, which was engaged in the city of Little Rock in the grain and produce business,…
1Opinion of the CourtTrieber, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The conclusions reached by the court upon the main issue involved here*524in make "it'.unnecessary to determine whether the act of May 23, 1907, authorizes ,the carrier to deliver goods to the consignee without the surrender of the bills of lading, without taking a bond in double the value of the shipment as provided by that amendatory act, but solely on the credit of the consignee; the carrier assuming the risk of collecting from him- the value of the shipment if obliged to pay therefor to one to whom the bill of lading had been assigned for value. We' will,…
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