Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the contractually retained amounts constituted privileged security retainers to be admitted in class IV.
Decisione estratta
Yes. The retained value under both contracts had the character of a security retention and had to be entered in class IV, but only up to the amount actually claimed.
Motivazione estratta
The court held that the sums left with the railway company under the contracts were security retentions. It did not matter that the claimant had not perfectly described the items, since he clearly sought IV-class treatment for a retained contractual claim.