In re Stone
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In the matter of Jacob Stone, trading as J. Stone & Company, alleged bankrupt. On motion to expunge petition.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, District Judge.
The present application by the alleged bankrupt' is based upon the ground .that the petition shows upon its face that it is filed by but one petitioning creditor, to wit, the York Manufacturing Company, and contains no allegations that the creditors are less than 12 in number as required by section 59b of the Bankruptcy Act. The creditors joining in the petition are the York Manufacturing Company, Paul Gilbert, and Plarry Bromberg. The petition sets out that the petitioners are-creditors having provable claims in excess of $500. It is alleged that the claim of the…
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- Horbach v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- In re NelsonDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1899
- In re BlumbergDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1904
- In re BrinckmannDistrict Court, D. Indiana · 1900
- In re CliffeDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1899
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