In re New York House Furnishing Goods Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This is an appeal by the receiver of the bankrupt from an order of the District Court, Southern District of New York, directing the receiver to pay to the Home Metallic Refrigerator Company the sum of $500 now in his hands as the proceeds of the sale of certain goods with costs and disbursements to be paid out of general funds of the bankrupt estate. .
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The proceeds in question represent 100 refrigerators which the bankrupt had ordered from the Home Company two months and more before petition was filed; the price was agreed upon f. o. b. cars and instructions given to ship by rail to New York. ' The goods were on February 13, 1908, delivered to the *613Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, which issued bill of lading giving the consignee’s name and address “New York City, N. Y.,” and guaranteeing that the freight should not exceed rates specified therein. The freight was not prepaid. They arrived at the Thirty-third…
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