In re Highland Silk Co.

KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.

In this ease, the referee apparently was of the opinion that, if the machinery, which, is the subject of the controversy, was indispensable in carrying on the business of the particular factory in which it was located, it necessarily became a part of the realty. While some of the eases in dealing with the question of machines as fixtures use rather broad language, a careful review of all the Pennsylvania decisions upon the subject makes it clear that the primary and controlling consideration with regard to machinery in manufacturing plants is the same as in the…