Barnes Manufacturing Co. v. Norden

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dixon, J.

On October 3d, 1900, the defendant presented his petition in bankruptcy to the United States District Court for *494New Jersey, setting forth, in his schedule of unsecured creditors the Barnes Manufacturing Company. On May 27th, 1901, he was duly discharged by that court from all debts and claims provable under the act of congress relating to bankruptcy, and which existed on October 3d, 1900, excepting such as are by law excepted from the operation of a discharge in bankruptcy. On January 12th, 1901, the Barnes Manufacturing Company brought suit…