Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Ben Okamoto, Alleged Bankrupt. Hornblower & Weeks-Hemphill, Noyes v. Ben Okamoto, Alleged Bankrupt-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1974No. 71-3013PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ELY, Circuit Judge:
On November 28, 1969, Hornblower & Weeks-Hemphill, Noyes (hereinafter “Hornblower”) filed a petition that Okamoto be adjudged an involuntary bankrupt. Hornblower attempted to proceed as the sole petitioning creditor, pursuant to section 59(b) of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 95(b). Okamoto’s answer alleged that he was indebted to more than eleven creditors, and the answer was accompanied by a schedule listing twenty-one creditors. The Referee in Bankruptcy conducted a hearing under section 59(d) 1 and found that Okamoto had nineteen unsecured creditors which must…
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