City of Waco v. Bryan

PARDEE, Circuit Judge.

The city of Waco, county of McLennan, state of Texas, in the bankruptcy of Bart Moore, made proof of a debt for $503.72, taxes levied and legally due and owing by said bankrupt to said city, and asked for priority of payment and recognition of a lien. The referee rejected the demand on' the ground that *80the property on which the taxes were levied never came into the hands of the trustee. On certificate, the judge of the District Court affirmed this-ruling, and ordered that “the claim of the city of Waco be, and it is hereby, denied, as to the right of priority of payment,…