In re Bradley
District Court, N.D. Alabama
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of Ben R. Bradley, bankrupt. Petition of Mrs. K. D. Wilcox, landlord, to review order of referee disallowing lien for rent.
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
This is a petition to review the order of the referee, disallowing the lien of the petitioner, Mrs. K. D. Wilcox, for rent of the premises occupied by the bankrupt. It is conceded by the trustee that the petitioner would be entitled to the lien but for two reasons; In the first place, it is contended that the lease contract was avoided by the going into effect of the Alabama prohibition law, which prevented the operation of saloons in Alabama after June 30, 1915; the lease providing that the leased premises ■ should be occupied and used only for the purpose of a saloon.…
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