Case Name: In the Matters of NORTH ATLANTIC AND GULF STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Incorporated, Nortropic Shipping Company, Incorporated, Debtors. Edward SCHILLING, Trustee, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America and Seaboard Surety Company, Respondents-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1966-12-15
Citations: 369 F.2d 405
Docket Number: Nos. 239, 240, Dockets 30708, 30709
Parties: In the Matters of NORTH ATLANTIC AND GULF STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Incorporated, Nortropic Shipping Company, Incorporated, Debtors. Edward SCHILLING, Trustee, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America and Seaboard Surety Company, Respondents-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 369
Pages: 405–405

Head Matter:
In the Matters of NORTH ATLANTIC AND GULF STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Incorporated, Nortropic Shipping Company, Incorporated, Debtors. Edward SCHILLING, Trustee, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America and Seaboard Surety Company, Respondents-Appellees.
Nos. 239, 240, Dockets 30708, 30709.
United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.
Argued Dec. 7, 1966.
Decided Dec. 15, 1966.
Milton M. Bergerman, New York City (William Baronoff, Bergerman & Hour-wich, New York City, on the brief), for petitioner-appellant.
Frederick B. Abramson, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (Barefoot Sanders, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Morton Hollander, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., and Robert M. Morgenthau, U. S. Atty. for Southern District of New York, New York City, on the the brief), for respondent-appellee United States of America.
Stewart Maurice and William P. Sullivan, Jr., Maurice & McNamee, New York City, for respondent-appellee Seaboard Surety Co.
Before LUMBARD, Chief Judge, and HAYS and FEINBERG, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
We affirm the order of the Southern District Court which denied the trustee's petition to disallow the priority status of the Government's claims for charter hire, for the reasons stated in Judge Bryan's opinion reported at 252 F.Supp. 724.