In re Lloyd
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
In Bankruptcy. On revie^ of decision of referee. This is a review of the action of Charles H. Forward, referee, in confirming the appointment of the trustee. It appears by the return that on the 20th day of March, 190(5, the first meeting of creditors was held. Fifty-five claims had been proven, amounting in the aggregate to $2,079.45. Messrs. Bouck & Hilton liad powers of attorney to represent 40 of such claims, aggregating $1,590.30; Messrs.
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In Bankruptcy. On revie^ of decision of referee. This is a review of the action of Charles H. Forward, referee, in confirming the appointment of the trustee. It appears by the return that on the 20th day of March, 190(5, the first meeting of creditors was held. Fifty-five claims had been proven, amounting in the aggregate to $2,079.45. Messrs. Bouck & Hilton liad powers of attorney to represent 40 of such claims, aggregating $1,590.30; Messrs. Williams & Williams, 11 claims, $216.61; and C. H. Slocomb, Esq., 1 claim for $95.80. Before any vote was taken for trustee, Messrs. Williams &…
1Opinion of the Court
QUARRFS, District Judge.
It appeared in evidence that it has been customary for bankrupts to furnish lists of creditors to some certain lawyer before the schedules are filed-. The referee, in his opinion, denounces this practice as reprehensible. I fully concur in that opinion. By applying to the bankruptcy court, the bankrupt voluntarily surrenders all control over his estate, and the same passes to the officers of the law, under the act. Any effort on his part to control the selection of a trustee, or to shape any of the proceedings of the court, must be resented and rebuked. It is a…
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