122 F. 174 | S.D.N.Y. | 1903
I think that the referee had jurisdiction to make the order (Bryan v. Bernheimer, 181 U. S. 188, 21 Sup. Ct. 557, 45 L. Ed. 814); that the petition and order to examine Murray was substantially a re-opening of the proceedings on the accounting; that, the motion at the close of Murray’s examination gave him due notice of the claims against him which were passed on by the referee, and that he had a fair opportunity to give evidence and be heard on the claim? made against him; that Murray went into possession of the bankrupt.’?;
My conclusion is that the referee’s order should be modified by deducting $1,200, the value of the eight horses delivered to O’Donnell, from the sum of $6,036.85, the amount directed to be paid by the assignee to the trustee, and that the order in other respects should be affirmed.
2. See Chattel Mortgages, vol. 9, Cent. Dig. § 256.