HAMMER v. TUFFY

No. 32.

145 F.2d 447 (1944)

HAMMER v. TUFFY. TUFFY v. HAMMER.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

November 2, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter W. Land, of New York City, for Hammer.

Emmet L. Holbrook, of New York City, for Tuffy, trustee.

Richard Lincoln, of New York City, for B. Altman & Co., a creditor.

Patrick J. Tuffy, of New York City, for himself, as receiver.

Before L. HAND, SWAN, and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

Mrs. Hammer, as executrix, appeals from an order in bankruptcy affirming a referee's order, which had allowed interest upon the claims of those creditors of Nichols, the bankrupt, who had filed their claims in season, in priority to the principal of her claim, filed many years later. She also complained of the amount allowed the trustee as compensation. Tuffy, as receiver, appeals from an order affirming a referee's order, which, in fixing...

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