Continental-Equitable Trust Co. v. Nolan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
■•Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; J. Whitaker Thompson, Judge. In Bankruptcy.
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■•Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; J. Whitaker Thompson, Judge. In Bankruptcy. Proceedings to determine rights of the'legal representatives. of the deceased partners of the firm of Miller & Mooney, ■ Joseph A. Taney, as trustee in bankruptcy of the Miller Pure Rye Distilling Company of Pennsylvania, and J. Bennett Nolan, to the proceeds of a sale of certain whisky alleged to belong to the estate of the Distilling Company in bankruptcy. From a judgment entered on a master’s report awarding a specified proportion of the proceeds to…
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHERSON, Circuit Judge.
This controversy arises upon the distribution of a fund produced by the sale of 669 barrels of whis-ky. There are three claimants: (1) The legal representatives of the deceased partners in the firm of Miller & Mooney; (2) Joseph A. Taney, the trustee in bankruptcy of the Miller Pure Rye Distilling Company (the Pennsylvania corporation); and (3) J. Bennett Nolan, *191who represents the First National Bank of Reading. .The whole fund is claimed by the representatives of Miller & Mooney, and also by the trustee in bankruptcy, while Nolan’s claim is restricted to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Taney v. Penn National Bank of ReadingSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Taney v. Penn Nat. BankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1911