IN RE RIGGS

No. 21858.

51 F.Supp. 961 (1943)

In re RIGGS.

District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

September 30, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Feldman, of Philadelphia, Pa., for trustee in bankruptcy.

Gerald A. Gleeson, U. S. Atty., and Walter A. Gay, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Philadelphia, Pa., for claimant Federal Housing Administrator.


KALODNER, District Judge.

This is a petition by the trustee in bankruptcy to review the referee's order allowing priority to the claim of the United States. The facts are not in dispute.

On October 20, 1934, the bankrupt Riggs borrowed $2,000 from the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company on a judgment note. The loan was guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration. The borrower having defaulted, judgment was entered against him in favor of the Bank in the...

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