In re Bradley

SWINFORD, District Judge.

This case is before the Court on the petition of William H. Dysard, trustee in bankruptcy of S. M. Bradley, to review the referee’s finding that the claim of The Georgetown National Bank, as the administrator of the estate of J. W. Thacker, should be allowed as a preferred claim.

S. M. Bradley, of Rowan County, Kentucky, was the owner of large tracts of land in the foothills of the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. Much of this land was owned in fee and in other he owned only the timber and mineral rights. Prior to 1928, Bradley was treasurer of the Board of Regents of…