Drabant v. Cure
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 85, Jan. T., 1924, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Oct. T., 1919, No. 645, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of Mary Drabant v. John W. Cure. Trespass for wrongful sale of plaintiff’s goods. Before Newcomb, J. Tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court states tbe facts. Nonsuit; refusal to take off. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was order, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
Appellant sued a trustee in bankruptcy to recover the value of her chattels wrongfully seized and sold as the property of the bankrupt. When possession was taken by the trustee, reclamation proceedings were instituted; it was then incumbent on appellant to protect the claim throughout the litigation. The referee held the property to be that of the bankrupt; an appeal to the United States District Court followed, resulting, on January 31, 1918, in a decision adverse to appellant. It was there decreed “that the property be treated and disposed of by the trustee as…
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