Leslie S. Bowden, Trustee in Bankruptcy for the Estate of Frank T. Hickey, Inc., Bankrupt, Twaits-Morrison-Knudsen-Macco, Morrison Knudsen Company, Inc., MacCo Corporation, Ford J. Twaits Co., Ford J. Twaits, Individually and as Trustee, Edna M. Twaits, Jane Twaits Lataillade, Carl H. Wittenberg and Carl H. Wittenberg, Jr., as Partners Associated in Business Under the Common Name and Style of Ford J. Twaits Co. And Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland v. United States of America for the Use of Emmett J. Malloy, United States of America for the Use of Emmett J. Malloy, Cross-Appellant v. Leslie S. Bowden, Trustee in Bankruptcy, Etc., Cross-Appellees

239 F.2d 572 Leslie S. BOWDEN, Trustee in Bankruptcy for the Estate of Frank T. Hickey, Inc., Bankrupt, Twaits-Morrison-Knudsen-Macco, Morrison Knudsen Company, Inc., Macco Corporation, Ford J. Twaits Co., Ford J. Twaits, individually and as trustee, Edna M. Twaits, Jane Twaits Lataillade, Carl H. Wittenberg and Carl H. Wittenberg, Jr., as partners associated in business under the common name and style of Ford J. Twaits Co. and Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America for the use of Emmett J. MALLOY, Appellee. UNITED STATES of America for the use of Emmett J. MALLOY, Cross-Appellant, v. Leslie S. BOWDEN, trustee in bankruptcy, etc., et al., Cross-Appellees. No. 14658. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. December 31, 1956. 1 Craig, Weller & Laugharn, Los Angeles, Cal. (Frank C. Weller, C. E. H. McDonnell, Thomas S. Tobin, Los Angeles, Cal., of counsel), for appellants Bowden and others. 2 McCall & McCall, Clinton R. Stevenson, Los Angeles, Cal., William P. Malloy, Inglewood, Cal., for Emmett J. Malloy. 3 Before FEE and CHAMBERS, Circuit Judges, and WALSH, District Judge. 4 WALSH, District Judge. 5 In September, 1951 the…