Williamson v. Richardson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Petition for Revision of Proceedings of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California, in Bankruptcy; John J. De Haven, Judge. Petition by W. M. Richardson for an order directing M. N. Williamson, trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of George M. Ikeda, to deliver petitioner certain hops, claimed to belong to petitioner under a contract of sale.
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Petition for Revision of Proceedings of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California, in Bankruptcy; John J. De Haven, Judge. Petition by W. M. Richardson for an order directing M. N. Williamson, trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of George M. Ikeda, to deliver petitioner certain hops, claimed to belong to petitioner under a contract of sale. A referee denied the petition, but the District Judge awarded claimant 216 bales, and to the trustee the balance,, and he filed petition to revise.
1Opinion of the Court
DIETRICH, District Judge.
Upon the petition of M. N. Williamson, trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of George M. Ikeda, bankrupt, we are asked to revise in matters of law an order of the District Court adjudging the respondent, W. M. Richardson, to be the owner of 216 bales of hops grown by the 'bankrupt upon the “Ride-out Ranch” in Sutter county, Cal., during the year 1909, the same being part of a total crop of 357 bales. Ikeda was adjudged a bankrupt on September 20, 1909, and shortly thereafter, on October 5th, Williamson was elected trustee of the estate, and immediately took possession…
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