Hamilton v. Reynolds

Black, C.

— The appellant filed his claim against the estate of Silas F. Reynolds, deceased, for a certain sum, with interest thereon from October 1st, 1875, “for and on account of money paid for the use and benefit of said Reynolds to the Government of the United States, and for money paid to the Government of the United States, as surety for said Reynolds.”

*192The appellee, administrator of said estate, answered that said Silas F. Reynolds, upon his own petition, was adjudged a bankrupt by the District Court of the United States for the district of Indiana, on the 23d of April, 1878; that, on…