In re Nelson

BL’XN, District Judge.

I think the petition in this case must be dismissed unless the petitioners be allowed to amend their petition so as to conform to the law and the forms of procedure provided by the supreme court.

1. I am of opinion that the allegation that Nelson, on the 1st day of November, 1898, suffered and permitted, while insolvent, one Mrs. Johnston, a creditor, to obtain a preference through legal proceedings by entry of judgment on a note dated 5th February, 1885, payable in live years after date, in the sum of $8,960, upon a warrant of attorney, is insufficient. He had a right to…