In Re Merrick Dairy Co.

The appellants Brook Hill Farm and the Pure Milk Association join in the contention that inasmuch as they are producers of dairy products delivered to the Merrick Dairy Company, each is entitled to a preference as to its whole claim along with limited labor claims allowed by statute (sec. 128.17 (1) (c)) out of the estate after payment of necessary costs of preservation and administration.

The favorable position claimed for the producers of dairy products in the distribution of assets, to whatever extent it exists, results from an act of the legislature which provides for a preference in the…