In re the Bankruptcy of On Chong

Opinion of the Court, by

Preston, J.

This was an application made to Mr. Justice Dole by L. Ahlo for payment as a-preferred claim of the sum -of $120, being three months’ rent of the store and premises occupied by the bankrupt G. On Chong, and due at the time of his failure, and when his property was taken possession of by the Marshal.

At the hearing before Mr. Justice Dole, the claimant relied Upon a decision of the Chief Justice, when First' Associate Justice, in the matter of Ching On & Co., where His Honor allowed a similar claim. (See 6 Hawn., 287.)

The Chief Justice in that case followed In…