In re Hook

WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, District Judge.

The question in this ease is as to the proper disposition of the proceeds of the sales of certain crops growing on the land of the bankrupt at the time of his adjudication. It arises out of these facts: On April 1, 1927, the petitioner, Howard A. Bixler, leased his farm near Westminster, Md., for one year to Vernon R. Hook, the bankrupt. The lease contained the usual covenant for rent, on a monthly basis of $85, and reserved a right of entry to the lessor for breach of this covenant. No rent was ever paid. On July 18th, the bankrupt moved off the farm,…