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In re James Carothers & Co.

192 F. 693, 1911 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93
Procedural entryThis page is a short order in In re James Carothers & Co.. Read the opinion of the Court — 182 F. 501 →
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania·Decided March 28, 1911·No. No. 4,132·Published

Opinion

ORR, District Judge.

This matter comes before the court upon certificate of' the referee had after exceptions and petition for review. The questions relate to the distribution of moneys derived from the New York account. That New York account was the subject of an opinion of this court filed on the 3d of November, 1910 (182 Fed. 501), in which the views of the court as to the parties interested in the New York account and the method of distribution among them of the moneys derived from the New- York account were intended to be definitely determined.' What the court then decided may have been misconceived by the referee for the account stated by him does not appear to be in accordance with the intention of the court, and must be restated.

The moneys in that special account and now for distribution belong to the parties whose securities were sold to make up the fund. The distribution is not in the nature of a dividend to creditors of the bankrupt, but in the nature of an equitable division among joint owners.

The total amount raised by the sale of all the securities held by Smith & Co. of New York is $101,028.44. The securities to be treated as margins deposited with the New York correspondents by the bankrupts, the unidentified dividends, and the bank balance amount to $8,635.43. This should be deducted leaving a balance of $92,393.01, as the total fund realized by the sale of the New York securities. Of that total fund there is a balance for distribution as shown by the receiver’s account, and that balance for distribution is exclusive of the amount claimed for counsel fees and of an amount reserved for the payment of commissions of the referee.

Táking that balance, therefore, which amounts to $17,513.33, it is .189552 per cent, of the fund realized by the sale of all the stocks. Therefore, out of that balance the parties whose stock contributed to pay that account should receive that percentage of their several securities, unless they have otherwise been paid their entire claim against the estate of the bankrupt. The balance therefore should be distributed as follows:

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