In Re Cummins Const. Corporation

COLEMAN, Chief Judge.

The question for decision is whether the claim of the Continental Casualty Company in the amount of $16,794.56, filed in this bankruptcy proceeding, is to be treated as a preferred claim with respect to funds hereinafter referred to, and paid in full, or whether this claimant is to be treated merely as a general creditor in the bankrupt estate.

The pertinent facts summarized are as follows: The Cummins Construction Corporation, on November 12, 1943, entered into a contract with the United States to do certain construction work for the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks…