Legal Opinion

In re Smith

District Court, W.D. Texas

Decided October 2, 1899No. 7PublishedCited by 9 opinions

In Bankruptcy. On question certified by referee in bankruptcy.

1Opinion of the Court

MAXEY, District Judge.

When this cause was first submitted to tbe court upon tbe certificate of tbe referee, it was returned for further proceedings. 93 Fed. 791. Tbe errors of procedure having been corrected, tbe referee certifies tbe following question: “Is a diamond of tbe value of two or three hundred dollars, which is set as a shirt stud, and is habitually worn as such, exempt to a bankrupt, under tbe statute of Texas, which exempts all wearing apparel?” The trustee valued tbe diamond at $250, and set it apart to tbe bankrupt as exempt property. Tbe referee, on tbe other band, held that…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Alsup & Thompson v. JordanTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Richardson v. HallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
  3. Green v. RaymondTexas Supreme Court · 1882
  4. Betz v. MaierCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1896
  5. Sellers v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1899

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re PetersUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 1988
  2. In Re Estate of MillingtonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1923
  3. In Re LevaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 1989
  4. In Re Carter's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
  5. In Re PetersonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama · 2001

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