In re Britannia Mining Co.
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of the Britannia Mining Company. The referee denied the petition of G. R. Nickey, a creditor, to set aside a sale of certain of the bankrupt’s real estate in Montana subject to a mortgage, and he filed a petition for review.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, District Judge.
The bankrupt is a Wisconsin corporation. All of its real estate consisted of a mine and equipment in Montana. The bankruptcy petition was filed February 24, 1912, *460and -"adjudication followed promptly,- based upon the admission of the bankrupt of its inability to pay its debts. At the time of the adjudication the rpine'had been sold on foreclosure sale in a suit begun in Montana, and The-petitioner, G. R. Nickey,. was the purchaser at the sale for $3,000. The right of redemption was inventoried by the bankrupt, and appraised at $1; all other property being appraised at…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Babbitt v. DutcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Simpson v. CastleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1878
- Cumberland Lumber Co. v. Tunis Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1909
- In re EdesDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1905
3Cited by2 opinions
- Plimpton v. Mattakeunk Cabin Colony, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1934
- Read v. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938