Moore v. McDuffie

GARRE CHT, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by two lessors from an order made by the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division, affirming findings of a special master appointed by the court to pass upon claims filed by creditors of Richfield Oil Company of California, of which William C. McDuffie had been appointed receiver, to which findings the appellants had filed exceptions.

The claim in each ease was for damages for the cancellation of a lease entered into battle respective lessors with Richfield Oil Company of California for rental of a service…