In re Heintz-Merkle & Co.

DICKINSON, District Judge.

This was a reclamation proceeding in which the referee made an order dismissing the claim. The basis of the claim to the property, made the subject of reclamation, is the familiar type of contract entered into for the purpose of making a contract of sale on credit take the form of a bailment for use on hire. The real purpose is to enable the vendor to have and to enforce a lien for unpaid purchase money. We have been favored with an elaborate and forceful argument by counsel for the claimant and petitioner, which we can highly commend for the industry and ability…