In re Grant
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts.] Benjamin B. Grant, a bankrupt, filed in the district court his petition, as follows: “And now, Benjamin B. Grant respectfully represents to this honorable court, that on the second day of February last past, and at the time of filing his petition, he was possessed,in his individual capacity, of the sum of twenty-two hundred and fourteen dollars and seventeen cents, in cash, as set forth…
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[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts.] Benjamin B. Grant, a bankrupt, filed in the district court his petition, as follows: “And now, Benjamin B. Grant respectfully represents to this honorable court, that on the second day of February last past, and at the time of filing his petition, he was possessed,in his individual capacity, of the sum of twenty-two hundred and fourteen dollars and seventeen cents, in cash, as set forth in his schedule of individual property, annexed to said petition. That he was at that time, and has ever since been…
1Opinion of the Court
STORY, Circuit Justice.
I find nothing of that sort in the law. I know of no reason, why the bankrupt may not enter into business and hold property, subject of course to the contingency of obtaining a discharge; for if the bankrupt fails to obtain a discharge, all his property will at last be subject to the claims of all his creditors.
In regard to the first part of the petition, respecting an allowance to the petitioner for the support of himself and his family, the court has no authority to interfere in the matter. The law is express, that all the property of the bankrupt shall be…
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