In re Levy
District Court, N.D. New York
In Bankruptcy. This was a voluntary petition, filed by Moses Levy, asking for an adjudication of bankruptcy against himself, and also against the firm of Richman & Levy, of which he was a member. The other partner, Louis L. Richman, filed an answer to the petition, objecting to the adjudication of the firm.
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In Bankruptcy. This was a voluntary petition, filed by Moses Levy, asking for an adjudication of bankruptcy against himself, and also against the firm of Richman & Levy, of which he was a member. The other partner, Louis L. Richman, filed an answer to the petition, objecting to the adjudication of the firm. The referee in bankruptcy to whom the case was referred reported as follows: I find the facts to be as follows: Prior to December 12,1877, the said Moses Levy and Louis L. Richman, then being residents of the state of Pennsylvania, were co-partners, composing the co-partnership firm of…
1Opinion of the Court
OOXE, District Judge.
The object of the petitioner is to secure a discharge from debts contracted by the firm of Richman & Levy, of which he was a member. The petition is resisted by Louis L. Kichman, a former member of the firm. By general order 8, Rich-*814man could have proved that the partnership is not insolvent or he could have availed himself of any.defense which a debtor proceeded against is entitled to interpose by the provisions of the act. The insolvency of the co-partnership is conceded as is the existence of a large number of partnership debts, upon several of which judgments have…
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