Randall v. Proceeds of Scranton

HAZEL, District Judge.

The administrators of William H. Sharp, deceased, owners of a nonmaritime purchase-money mortgage on the steamer Scranton, which was libeled by a creditor and sold by order of this court, have filed an amended petition, claiming the right to participate in the distribution of funds realized on the' sale, now in the registry of the court. Exceptions to the petition were filed by the American Surety Company of New York, on the grounds that the mortgage lien is invalid, and that insufficient facts are stated to warrant relief. The American Surety Company also filed its…