In re Mays
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
In Bankruptcy. On application of Jean F. Smith, assignee of the bankrupt under the state insolvency laws, for allowance for compensation, attorney’s fees, and expenses.
1Opinion of the Court
KELLER, District Judge.
On January i, 1902, J. W. Mays and S. B. Ma^s, his wife, made a voluntary assignment of their property in the state to Jean F. Smith, Esq., for the benefit of their creditors. The assignee qualified as such in the state court, took possession of the property thus assigned, protected the same by insurance against loss by fire, and took personal charge of the same. Within a few days after the making of this assignment an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against J. W. Mays by certain of his creditors, and T. A. Null was, by order of this court, appointed…
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