In re Irish Beverage Co.

PATTERSON, District Judge.

The question is whether the claimant, Johnson, should have the proceeds of sale of certain ale held by the trustee in bankruptcy.

Johnson, a merchant in Liverpool, sold the ale to the bankrupt, an importer here. The sales were f. o. b. Liverpool, the bankrupt paying ocean freight and insurance. Johnson having indicated from the outset that he was unwilling to extend credit to the bankrupt, it was arranged that he would consign the goods to a third party, Inter-Maritime Forwarding Company, and that the Inter-Maritime Company would make delivery of the goods to the…