Johnson v. Norris
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Petition to Revise a Decree of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Texas. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of Vineyard, Walker & Co. On petition to revise a decree of the United States denying the right of J. E. Johnson and others, petitioners, to be paid out of a surplus in the hands of F. O. Norris and others, trustees, interest accruing after adjudication on claims paid in full.
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Petition to Revise a Decree of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Texas. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of Vineyard, Walker & Co. On petition to revise a decree of the United States denying the right of J. E. Johnson and others, petitioners, to be paid out of a surplus in the hands of F. O. Norris and others, trustees, interest accruing after adjudication on claims paid in full. On November 6, 1907, in the court below, the firm of Vineyard, Walker & Co., and the individuals composing the firm, to wit, B. L. Vineyard, A. M. Waugh, Peter Hahn, Leo…
1Opinion of the CourtShefby, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). This controversy involves the disposition of $88,432.81, a surplus left in the hands of the trustees of the bankrupts after paying the principal of all claims proved and allowed, and the interest thereon up to the date of the filing of the petition in bankruptcy. The contention of the creditors is that interest on their claims accruing subsequent to the filing of the petition should be computed and paid out of the surplus, and that the bankrupts are entitled to have returned to them only the surplus left after paying such interest. The contention of the…
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