Dalton v. Humphreys
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of North Carolina, at Greensboro, in Bankruptcy; James E. Boyd, Judge. Petition by Ira R. Humphreys, trustee of the estate of Robert Harris & Bro., bankrupts, for the sale of certain stock claimed to be subject to alien in favor of the Citizens’ Bank of Reidsville, N. C. From a decree confirming the report of a special master, W. R. Dhlton, receiver, appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPP, Circuit Judge.
For many years Robert Harris and his brother, H., C. Harris, were partners in the business of manufacturing tobacco at Reidsville, N. C., under the firm name of Robert Harris & Bro. As such partners they were the owners of 90 shares of the capital stock of the Citizens’ Bank of Reidsville, of which SO shares were acquired in June, 1885, and 40 shares in April, 1901. Prior to July, 1898, they became indebted to the Citizens’ Bank in the sum of about $17,000, of which $11,000 was represented by their firm notes ancr$6,000 by notes signed jointly by them and another concern.…
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