Robertson v. Dwyer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings against Timothy C. Dwyer. An involuntary petition having been filed by W. W. Robertson and others, and a master’s report in favor of an adjudication having been disallowed, as contrary to the evidence, and the petition dismissed, petitioners appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Circuit Judge.
Appellants filed a petition to have appellee adjudged a bankrupt as a person “engaged in the business of dealing in stock.” He filed a plea that he was not within the act because he was and for more than 20 years last past had been “a farmer and engaged chiefly in farming and the tillage of the soil.” The issue was referred to a special master “to take the testimony and report the same, with his conclusions thereon to the court.” The master’s conclusion was that appellee was not chiefly engaged in farming or the tillage of the soil. The court found that the master’s…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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