Wilder v. Watts

BRAWEEY, District Judge.

The above-named petitioners filed their petition January 16, 1905, against J. W. Watts, doing business under the name of Clinton Brokerage Co., Bailey & Son, and the National Bank of Newberry, alleging, among other things, indebtedness to the petitioning creditors; that the stock of goods and merchandise belonging to Watts was entirely destroyed by fire on December 2, 1904, and that said Watts had two policies of insurance on his said stock of goods (one for $500, and one for $1,000), and that on the-day of December, after the fire aforesaid occurred, he assigned said…