Hafey v. W. C. Mitchell Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United. States for the District of North Dakota; Andrew Miller, Judge. Suit by the W. C. Mitchell Company against Robert Hafey, as administrator of the estate of Edwin Hafey, deceased. From a decree allowing a claim against the. estate of the■ decedent, and ordering that it be paid iii course of administration, the administrator appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
EEWIS, Circuit Judge.
[1,2] This appeal is from a decree allowing a claim against the estate of Edwin Hafey, deceased, and ordering that it b'e paid in course of administration. The deceased was a member of the copartnership of Glenn & Hafey, of Merricourt, North Dakota, where it was engaged in buying grain, which it shipped to W. C. Mitchell Company at Minneapolis for sale. Under arrangements between the two, W. C. Mitchell Company received and handled,the grain as broker and factor. The firm drew drafts on its hroker from time to time, which were paid against shipments, and as the grain was…
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