Anchor Grain Co. v. Smith

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition to superintend and revise two orders of the District Judge entered in proceedings in bankruptcy. . One of the orders denied a motion that the judge certify his own disqualification, because of personal bias and prejudice against J. E. Walker, president of the bankrupt corporation. The other order denied a motion to disqualify the referee in bankruptcy, on the ground that he and the attorney for the trustee were law partners.

The affidavit in support of the motion to disqualify the judge does not allege that,Walker is a creditor of the bankrupt estate.…