Holden v. Stratton
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. Separate proceedings in bankruptcy were begun in the District Court of the United States for the District of Washington, Northern Division, against Daniel N. Holden and Lizzie Holden, his wife. They were consolidated. . Both the parties were adjudicated to be bankrupt, and J. A. Stratton became the trustee of both estates.
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CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. Separate proceedings in bankruptcy were begun in the District Court of the United States for the District of Washington, Northern Division, against Daniel N. Holden and Lizzie Holden, his wife. They were consolidated. . Both the parties were adjudicated to be bankrupt, and J. A. Stratton became the trustee of both estates. All the liabilities of the bankrupts were contracted between the first day of September and the first day of December, 1900, and the creditors of each were the same. There were two policies upon the life of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The law of the State of Washington upon which the bankrupts relied to sustain the. exemption of the policies was originally enacted in 1895 (Laws of Washington, 1895, p. 336), and was reenacted in 1897. Laws of 1897, p. 70. The original act provided "that the proceeds or avails of all life insurance shall be exempt from all liability for any debt;” and the amendment of 1897 enlarged this act by making it also applicable to accident insurance.
The Circuit Court of Appeals held that the policies were not. exempt, even although embraced by the state exemption, because of the requirements of…
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