BRATTON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment allowing a claim in bankruptcy. A brief statement of the background may be helpful in understanding the manner in which the questions for determination arise. In 1935, M. E. Heiser sued Leonard J. Woodruff and others in the United States Court for Southern California. It was alleged in the complaint that plaintiff had been and was engaged in the business of mining and marketing raw gems, particularly emeralds...
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