Simpson v. Laffoon
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Petition for Revision and Stipulation as to Facts from the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Western District of Washington ; Fdward E. Cushman, Judge. In the matter of F. Motridge, bankrupt, wherein R. D. Simpson was appointed trustee, and petitions against R. F. Eaffoon, referee in bankruptcy, to revise, in matter of law, a certain order of the District Court.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
The amount involved in this case is trilling; the question important. There were no secured claims against the bankrupt, but claims of general creditors were approved against his estate, exceeding in the aggregate $10,000, exclusive of such as were exempt. The property of the bankrupt, when converted into money, amounted to $6,582.08, of which amount $1,085.60 was paid out for expenses incurred in the course of administration of the estate, leaving $5,496.48 out of which to pay the commissions of the referee, and for distribution among the creditors. In his final report…
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