JOSEPH F. HUGHES & CO. v. MACHEN

No. 5659.

164 F.2d 983 (1947)

JOSEPH F. HUGHES & CO. et al. v. MACHEN.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

December 22, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Patz, of Baltimore, Md., for appellants.

Charles G. Page, of Baltimore, Md. (Frederick J. Singley, of Baltimore, Md., on the brief), for appellee.

Before PARKER, SOPER and DOBIE, Circuit Judges.


SOPER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by two creditors of the bankrupt, Cummins Construction Corporation, from an order of the District Court ratifying a compromise agreement between the trustee in bankruptcy and several creditors of the bankrupt, including guarantors of obligations of the bankrupt.

The bankrupt was engaged in the construction business and during the war performed some work on Government projects. On October 16, 1944, it was indebted to...

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