Blue Valley Creamery Co. v. Stone

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

On April 28, 1934, the Court of Chancery of New Jersey appointed Peter Stone, receiver of the R. M. C. Meat Specialist, and Joseph Steiner, receiver of the Drive-to-Department Stores, both New Jersey corporations. A little less than four months thereafter, on August 17, 1934, involuntary petitions in bankruptcy were filed against the corporations and their receivers by the appellants herein.

In the case of Peter Stone, receiver (No. 5724), on the twentieth day of August, 1934, the District Court issued an order directing the petitioning creditors to show cause on August…