Legal Opinion

Joseph Wild & Co. v. Provident Life & Trust Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 24, 1909No. 190PublishedCited by 28 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ’ THIRD CIRCUIT. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mpody

delivered, the opinion of the court.

The appellants, Joseph Wild & Company, offered for proof against the estate of George Watkinson & Company, who had been declared bankrupts, a claim of $2,565.92. The claim was allowed by the referee but disallowed by the District Court, except upon a surrender .of an alleged preference of $634.78, which was recéived within four months of the adjudication. The judgment of the District Court was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals.'

The facts of the case are simple. The bankrupt became insolvent on or before January 1,1901, but the claimants had no…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pirie v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
  2. Jaquith v. AldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  3. Yaple v. Dahl-Millikan Grocery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Thomas W. Garland, Inc. v. Union Electric Co. (In Re Thomas W. Garland, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · 1982
  2. Bernstein v. Alpha Associates, Inc. (In Re Frigitemp Corp.)District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
  3. Eureka-Carlisle Company v. Robert B. Rottman, Trustee in BankruptcyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
  4. Engstrom v. WileyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
  5. Waldschmidt v. Ranier (In Re Fulghum Construction Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980

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