Walter Scott & Co. v. Wilson

Upon the adjudication of the J. C. Winship Company as a bankrupt, the appellant filed its petition in the court below, alleging such adjudication in bankruptcy on November i, 1901, and the appointment of appellee as receiver, who had taken possession of the premises and property of the bankrupt, including certain goods specified, which, it was claimed, belonged to Walter Scott & Co., and had been leased to the bankrupt and were in its possession under such lease. The petition represented the value of the goods to be $7,000, and that they were wrongfully detained by the bankrupt and by the…