Nassau Works v. Brightwood Bronze Co., 265 U.S. 269 (1924)

Nassau Smelting & Refining Works, Ltd. v.


Brightwood Bronze Foundry Company
No. 242


Argued April 28, 1924
Decided May 26, 1924
265 U.S. 269

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT

Syllabus

A creditor whose claim was included in the schedule is entitled to share in a composition offered by a bankrupt and duly accepted by the required majority, although his clam was not proved within a year after adjudication. P. 270.

286 F. 72 reversed.

Certiorari to an order of the circuit court of appeals which affirmed an order of the district court limiting the deposit to be made in satisfaction of a composition in bankruptcy to the amount required for claims proven within the year following adjudication.