In re Spiller
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of Joseph B. Spiller and others, bankrupts. On report of referee respecting an offer of composition.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
The bankrupts were adjudicated. A trustee was appointed. The liquidation of the estate was begun, and a dividend of 25 per cent, was paid to creditors.- The bankrupts applied for and received their discharges. Thereafter they filed an offer in composition to pay 45 per cent, in addition to the 25 per cent, al*491ready paid by the trustee, making 70 per cent, in all. This offer was referred to the referee, who has reported in favor of confirming it. With the application for the confirmation of the composition, the bankrupts filed a petition for the revocation of their…
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