Huntington v. The Allianca

BROWN, District Judge.

The principal reason for allowing a second reference in the above matter was to permit the petitioners to show dealings or circumstances, if there were any, as between them and the mortgage bond-holders, that might be sufficient to create an equitable right of priority as against the mortgage trustee, even though no lien upon the ships existed in the petitioner’s favor. No dealings or circumstances of this kind have been shown, nor' has any evidence been given different from that previously before the Court, except a short re-examination of Mr. Babbidge, the Secretary,…