In Re Thompson's Estate. Appeal of McGrath

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

This case presents a dispute between certain creditors of a bankrupt and the Pennsylvania appointed escheator. The subject matter is the remainder of the money in the bankrupt’s estate which 'has now been covered into the United States Treasury following the statutory rule. 1

The facts are simple and undisputed. In the administration of this estate dividend checks totalling $4,469.10 remained un-cashed or several years. The Pennsylvania Escheator 2 brought an action in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County and came out with a decree purporting to vest the…