Legal Opinion
In re Wenham
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 15, 1906PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Habeas Corpus to Test the Validity of Imprisonment of Bankrupt.'
1Opinion of the Court
HOLT, District Judge.
This is a writ of habeas corpus to test the 'validity of the bankrupt’s, imprisonment.
The bankrupt is imprisoned in Ludlow street jail under an order of arrest issued by the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York on January 26, 1906, holding the bankrupt to bail in the sum of $40,000, and an execution against the person subsequently issued in said action. The action was brought against the bankrupt by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. The complaint alleged that the bankrupt was a ticket agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, and…
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