In re John Hoos Co.

WINTER, District Judge.

The Trustee’s petition to review an order of the Referee questions the validity of a chattel mortgage on certain personal property given by the Bankrupt, a body corporate engaged in the sale of hotel and restaurant supplies and equipment in Baltimore County, Maryland, to Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Company (hereinafter called “Mercantile”) to secure a $15,000.00 loan.

After the Bankrupt consented to an adjudication, Mercantile filed its proof of claim as a secured creditor, exhibiting the chattel mortgage, the note it secured, and a statement showing an unpaid…