Gardner v. George F. Hills Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey; J. Warren Davis, Judge. In the matter of the bankruptcy of the American Paper Company. Walter P. Gardner, trustee, appeals from an order (243 Fed. 753) disallowing a set-off against claim of the George F. Hills Company.
1Opinion of the Court
McPHERSON, Circuit Judge.
The trustee in bankruptcy of the American Paper Company has appealed from an order disallowing a claim set up by him against a claim by the George F. Hills Company that was filed and allowed against the Paper Company. The facts are as follows:
[1, 2] The bankrupt was adjudicated in July, 1914. As a result of its business dealings with the Hills Company, the Paper Company then owed the Hills Company $16,713.74 on promissory notes given for value, and the Hills Company owed the Paper Company $18,654.76 on similar notes. If, therefore, at that time these mutual debts…
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- Morgan v. WordellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1906
- Taylor v. SkilesTennessee Supreme Court · 1904
- In re American Paper Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1917