Zehner v. Southern Surety Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western, District of Pennsylvania; Charles P. Orr, Judge. Petition by Gilbert E. Zehner, receiver of the Eaber Engineering & Construction Company, bankrupt, against the Southern Surety Company. Decree for defendant, and petitioner appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This case grows out of the bankruptcy of the Faber Engineering & Construction Company, and con*955cerns a claim made by its trustee in bankruptcy to certain personal property in the possession, at the time the petition was filed, of a surety company and claimed by it under a bill of sale from the bankrupt company. The facts of the case are fully set forth in the opinion of the court below printed in the margin.1 They show that the bill of *956sale was made more than four months before the petition in bankruptcy was filed; that the goods were left in possession of the vendor…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bailey v. Baker Ice MacHine Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Bank of North America v. Penn Motor Car Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Barlow v. FoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- Duplan Silk Co. v. SpencerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1902
- Christ v. ZehnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re New York & Baltimore Inland Transp. Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1921
- Black v. Financing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1922