Theobald-Jansen Electric Co. v. Harry I. Wood Electric Co.

The referee ordered sale of the bankrupt’s assets, including merchandise, fixtures, moneys, and accounts receivable, three months’ use by the purchaser of the storeroom used by the bankrupt (upon the assumption by the purchaser of the lease of the property), including the good will and use of the trade-name of the business. Petitioner herein purchased the assets at trustee’s sale made under the referee’s order. The bankrupt, construing that order as purporting to transfer the right to use the bankrupt’s corporate name, asked review. The District Court required the referee’s order to be so…