Hartman's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence county: Of October and November Term, 1884. No. 83. This was an appeal by George W. Hartman, trustee of Carrie T. Reis, from a decree of the said court sustaining the exceptions of certain labor claimants to the report of an Auditor, appointed to make distribution of a certain fund arising from a judicial sale of personal property belonging to William E. Reis, and awarding to said labor claimants the fund for…
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Appeal from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence county: Of October and November Term, 1884. No. 83. This was an appeal by George W. Hartman, trustee of Carrie T. Reis, from a decree of the said court sustaining the exceptions of certain labor claimants to the report of an Auditor, appointed to make distribution of a certain fund arising from a judicial sale of personal property belonging to William E. Reis, and awarding to said labor claimants the fund for distribution as preferred creditors under the Act of April 9th, 1872, § 3, P. L. 47. The facts were as follows: William E.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
The fund for distribution is the proceeds of the individual personal property of William E. Reis, consisting of the furniture and other household goods contained in his dwelling-house.
William E. Reis and George L. Reis were partners under the name and style of Reis Brothers, and were the owners and operators of an extensive sheet-iron mill or manufactory in the city of New Castle; in the carrying on of that business they employed a number of operators and laborers, to whom, at the time of the sale, they were indebted for labor rendered within six months preceding ; the liabilities of Reis…
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