In re Leven

CHESNUT, District Judge.

In the course of administration of the above bankruptcy case, the trustee in bankruptcy sold certain chattels theretofore belonging to the bankrupt for $237.29. A. L. Simpson & Co., small loan brokers, then filed a petition with the referee praying that the proceeds of sale should be paid to them as secured creditors under a chattel mortgage. The trustee in bankruptcy opposed the petition on the ground that the chattel mortgage was invalid as to subsequent creditors because the affidavit thereto as required by the Maryland statutes was defective. After hearing the…