Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n v. Hiestand
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. In the matter of the bankruptcy proceedings of the Eiquor Dealers’ Supply Company. An order was passed disallowing the claim of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association on objections filed by Henry Hiestand, as trustee in bankruptcy, and claimant appeals.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. In the matter of the bankruptcy proceedings of the Eiquor Dealers’ Supply Company. An order was passed disallowing the claim of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association on objections filed by Henry Hiestand, as trustee in bankruptcy, and claimant appeals. The appellant, Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, filed a claim in bankruptcy against the estate of Liquor Dealers’ Supply Company, bankrupt, which was disallowed by tbe referee on objections filed by the trustee (appellee). and…
1Opinion of the CourtSeaman, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The bankrupt is an Illinois corporation, and the claim filed by the appellant for allowance against the estate in bankruptcy rests alone on purported contracts of the corporation, guaranteeing payment of specific debts of another corporation. All facts involved in the controversy are settled by stipulation, and the appeal from an order disallowing the claim ■presents a single question of law: Are the promises so made valid obligations against the estate? We are impressed with no doubt either of the true bearing of the material facts so súbmitted, or of the…
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