In re Murphy
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of John F. Murphy, alleged bankrupt. Adjudication of bankruptcy confirmed, on petitioners, Ayer & Co., depositing with the clerk a specified sum, to be paid over to the trustee when one shall be chosen.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
[1] The only real question is whethed Ayer & Co. have standing as petitioning creditors. Without that claim, the petitioning creditors have not provable claims which amount to $500. The matter was referred to Mr. Referee Gibbs, who has filed his report, stating the facts, and has ruled upon the facts found that the petition is sufficient and that the respondent should be adjudicated. As the evidence is not reported, his findings of fact are conclusive, unless they appear to be erroneous on the face of his report.
[2] The respondent was, at the filing of the petition,…
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