In re L. Stein & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois, in Bankruptcy. On February 13, 1903, certain creditors of the firm of L. Stein & Co., a co-partnership located at Quincy, III., and composed of Leopold Stein and Albert Stein, the former of whom had his domicile at Quincy and the latter of whom resided in Chicago, filed their petition in involuntary bankruptcy against the copartnership of L. Stein & Co. and against Leopold Stein…
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois, in Bankruptcy. On February 13, 1903, certain creditors of the firm of L. Stein & Co., a co-partnership located at Quincy, III., and composed of Leopold Stein and Albert Stein, the former of whom had his domicile at Quincy and the latter of whom resided in Chicago, filed their petition in involuntary bankruptcy against the copartnership of L. Stein & Co. and against Leopold Stein individually. The petition alleged that the petitioners were creditors of the copartnership to an amount exceeding $2,300, and…
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The bankruptcy act (Act July i, 1898, c. 541, § 5, 30 Stat. 547, 548 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3424]) deals with the subject of copartnerships, and provides (subdivision “a”) that a partnership during the continuation of the partnership business, or after its dissolution and before the final settlement thereof, may be adjudged a bankrupt. It also provides (subdivision “f”) that the net proceeds of the partnership property shall be appropriated to the payment of the partnership debts, and the net proceeds of the individual estate of each partner to the…
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