IN RE HERCULES GASOLINE CO.

No. 8477.

91 F.2d 633 (1937)

In re HERCULES GASOLINE CO. FOLLET et al. v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 1937.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel A. Rosenthal and Charles Murstein, both of Los Angeles, Cal., for appellants.

U. S. Webb, Atty. Gen., and John O. Palstine, Deputy Atty. Gen., for the State of California, appellee.

Before DENMAN, STEPHENS, and HEALY, Circuit Judges.


DENMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court confirming an order of the referee in bankruptcy fixing priority of claims against the bankrupt Hercules Gasoline Company.

The sole question presented by the record is whether the claim of the State of California for gasoline taxes is superior to judgment liens against the bankrupt filed by the appellants. The referee adjudged the secured claim of the State was entitled to priority...

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