In re Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific S. S. Co.

ROSE, Circuit Judge.

Other issues in these bankruptcy proceedings have been heretofore considered in two reported opinions (287 F. 714, and 289 F. 145), to which reference may be had for many of the facts relevant to the issues raised by the intervening petitions of John J. Orr & Son, who are contracting or employing stovedores and who will hereinafter be called the stevedores. For a number of months preceding August 12, 1922, they had done whatever stevedor-ing the bankrupts required at Providence, R. I. A few hours or perhaps a few minutes before the government took back the steamship…