Holt v. Henley
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the relative rights of the trustee in bankruptcy, the mortgagee and the original owner of a sprinkling plant placed on the property of the bankrupt subsequent to the making of the mortgage under an agreement of conditional sale, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a petition to the District Court sitting in Bankruptcy for leave to remove an automatic sprinkler system and equipment from the premises of the bankrupt, the Williamsburg Knitting Mill Company. It is opposed by the trustee of a mortgage of the plant of the Company and the holder of the mortgage notes, and by the trustees in bankruptcy, both of which parties claim the. property. The referee, the District Court and the Circuit Court of Appeals decided in favor of the latter claims. 190 Fed. Rep. 871. 193 Fed. Rep. 1020, 113 C. C. A. 87. The petitioner, Holt, appeals. The facts are as…
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