Rivas v. Noble
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Petition for Revision of Proceedings of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida; Rhydon M. Call, Judge. In the matter of Henry Rivas, bankrupt. On petition by the bankrupt to revise an order affirming an order of the referee requiring the delivery of property to Fred B. Noble, trustee.
1Opinion of the Court
WAEKER, Circuit Judge.
Complaint is made of an order of the District Court, which affirmed an order made by the referee requiring the bankrupt to deliver to his trustee a diamond finger ring, worth $650, which the bankrupt owned and wore. It is not contended that there is any statute of Florida, the state of the residence of the bankrupt, which sustains the claim that the ring is exempt from the payment of its owner’s debts. We have not been referred to and have not found any authoritative ruling of a Florida court indicating the recognition of the existence, in that state of a common or…
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