Utley v. United States

304 F.2d 746 Ernest R. UTLEY, Trustee of the Estate of Prototype Service Co., Inc., a California corporation, Bankrupt, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America (SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION), Appellee. No. 17605. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. June 28, 1962. Craig, Weller & Laugharn, and Norman E. Stolba, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant. Francis C. Whelan, U. S. Atty., Donald A. Fareed, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chief, Civil Div., Jordan A. Dreifus, and Robert A. Smith, Asst. U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee. Before BARNES, JERTBERG and BROWNING, Circuit Judges. JERTBERG, Circuit Judge. 1 Before us is an appeal by the Trustee of a bankrupt estate (hereinafter called "appellant") from an Order of the District Court vacating the Referee in Bankruptcy's Amended Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order Declaring Chattel Mortgage of United States of America, appellee, (hereinafter designated "Small Business Administration") Void, and Modification of and Supplemental Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order Declaring Chattel Mortgage of Small Business Administration Void. 2 The District Court's jurisdiction to review the Referee's Order is under…