In re Hellams
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Appeal from Order or Decree of Referee. In the matter of J. E. Hellams, bankrupt. On review of order of referee disallowing claim of the T. J. Rossell Manufacturing Company to a mechanic’s lien.
1Opinion of the Court
TOULMIN, District Judge.
The question in controversy certified by the referee for consideration and decision by the court is whether or not the claimant, the T. J. Rossell Manufacturing Company, complied with the requirements of the statutes of Alabama necessary to give it the lien claimed by it in this case. The claim is one for priority of payment for material furnished by claimant under a contract with the bankrupt to be used, and that was used, in the construction of a building by said bankrupt. The referee decided in favor of the trustee, who contested said claim, and disallowed the lien…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cutcliff v. McAnallySupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
- Henley v. BushSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
- Kirkland v. OatesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1854
- Wilfley v. New Standard Concentrator Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1908
- Allegheny Valley Brick Co. v. C. W. Raymond Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
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