Merchants' Bank v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi. Bankruptcy. Contest of claim.
1Opinion of the Court
SHELBY, Circuit Judge.
This is a contest as to the validity of a claim against a bankrupt partnership. To make clear the questions involved, it is necessary to make a condensed statement of the facts.
Berryhill Bros., a firm composed of Walter Berryhill and S. N. Berryhill, were engaged in mercantile business. They had a stock of goods worth about $3,900. W. B. T. Wright was also engaged in mercantile business. He had assets worth about $4,500. Berry-hill Bros, were indebted to the Merchants’ Bank of Grenada, Miss., in the sum of about $4,300, and W. B. T. Wright was indebted to the bank in the…
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