In re Colonial Mill & Lumber Co.
District Court, D. Connecticut
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of the Colonial Mill & Lumber Company. Application by the Hotchkiss Bros. Company for the delivery of certain wooden columns in the custody of the trustee, alleged to belong to claimant. Petition to review a referee’s order denying the claim.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, District Judge.
The Hotchkiss Bros. Company presented its petition to the referee, wherein it claimed title and possession to 145 wooden columns in the custody of the trustee, which were inventoried as _a part of the bankrupt corporation’s estate. The referee, after hearing had upon said petition, denied the same, and the matter is now before the court on petition for review of the referee’s finding and order.
The evidence discloses that the Colonial Mill & Lumber Company, the bankrupt, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, was engaged in business in South…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Norton v. DoolittleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1865
- Patchin v. RowellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
- Kirtland v. SnowSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1849
- Hull v. SigsworthSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1880
- Greenthal v. Lincoln, Seyms & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1896