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Bothwell v. Fitzgerald

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 4, 1915No. 2431PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Idaho, and Petition for Revision under Section 24b, Bankr. Act July 1, 1898; Frank S. Dietrich, Judge. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings o£ the American Falls Canal & Power Company.

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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Idaho, and Petition for Revision under Section 24b, Bankr. Act July 1, 1898; Frank S. Dietrich, Judge. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings o£ the American Falls Canal & Power Company. Petition by Glenn R. Bothwell as bankrupt’s trustee to restrain T. B. Fitzgerald and another from maintaining proceedings in the state court for the appointment of a receiver, with authority to reconstruct a portion of a bankrupt’s irrigation system, in order to afford water to the complainants’ premises. From so much of an order as…

1Opinion of the CourtMorrow, Circuit Judge

(after stating the facts as above). [1] This case comes here by appeal, and also upon a petition for revision. The assignment of errors indicates that the appeal is taken under section 24a of the Bankruptcy Act. The petition for revision is under section 24b of that act. As each of these methods of procedure is exclusive of the other (In the Matter of Loving, 224 U. S. 183, 32 Sup. Ct. 446, 56 L. Ed. 725; In re Mueller, 135 Fed. 711, 68 C. C. A. 349), we must determine which of the two methods this court is authorized to entertain.

[2] We are of the opinion that the question at issue is a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Coder v. ArtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  2. Acme Harvester Co. v. Beekman Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
  3. In Re Watts and SachsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  4. Hewit v. Berlin MacHine WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  5. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. BraySupreme Court of the United States · 1912

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Orinoco Iron Co. v. MetzelCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
  2. In re B. & R. Glove Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
  3. McGonigle v. FoutchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
  4. Hisey v. Lewis-Gale Hospital, Inc.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1939
  5. Power-Pak Products, Inc. v. Royal-Globe InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1977

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