Citizens' & Marine Bank v. Mason

WADDILL, Circuit Judge.

These proceedings involve the validity of a lien for an indebtedness due appellee -for supplies furnished the Taka-Kola Bottling Company, the bankrupt herein, to be used in its business, and for whieh it is claimed under the Virginia statute the appellee is entitled to a prior lien on the franchises, gross earnings, and real and personal property used in operating its plant, superior to that of the appellants and petitioners, who hold liens secured by trust deeds upon the bankrupt’s property.

The supply lien was claimed under section 6438 of the Code of Virginia 1919,…