Frederick v. Citizens' Nat. Bank
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Charles P. Orr, Judge. In the matter of William Stevenson and John J. Stevenson individually*, and the firm of Stevenson, Titus & Co., bankrupts. From an order allowing claims, Elliott Frederick, trustee in bankruptcy, appeals. On motion to dismiss.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Charles P. Orr, Judge. In the matter of William Stevenson and John J. Stevenson individually*, and the firm of Stevenson, Titus & Co., bankrupts. From an order allowing claims, Elliott Frederick, trustee in bankruptcy, appeals. On motion to dismiss. The, following is the opinion of Orr, District Judge: This matter comes before the court upon a petition to review an order of the referee sustaining objections to eleven claims filed against the partnership, and disallowing participation of said claims…
1Opinion of the Court
McPHERSON, Circuit Judge.
In 1904 William Stevenson, John J. Stevenson, and Myers N. Titus formed a trading partnership under .the name of Stevenson, Titus & Co. In 1907 Titus died and his interest in the firm was taken over by the remaining partners, who assumed the firm liabilities then existing and continued business under the same name. In September, 1914, the firm and the two individual partners were adjudged bankrupt, and thereafter a number of claims were presented to the trustee. Among them were eleven judgment notes owned by George N. Rinehart, A. G. Titus, Robert Minor, Maud…
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