Legal Opinion

In re Wright's Estate

District Court, W.D. Louisiana

Decided December 19, 1936No. 5611PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAWKINS, District Judge.

This is a proceeding for relief under the provisions of section 75 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, 11 U.S.C.A. § 203, applying to farmers. Petitioners are the heirs and legal representatives of Mrs. Eugenia S. Wright, who prior to her death on December 1, 1934, resided in Monroe, La. At the first hearing before the Conciliation Commissioner, certain creditors opposed the proceeding on the ground that the deceased was not a farmer within the meaning of that term, as defined in the act. Evidence was taken and the Commissioner found in favor of the opponents, holding…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Brais v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1926
  2. In re TylerDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1922

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Benitez v. Bank of Nova ScotiaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1942
  2. In the Matter of Jerome G. Beery, D/B/A Jerome G. Beery, Brownville Grain Co., Debtor. Jerome G. Beery v. Dan E. Turner, Trustee, Jerome G. Beery v. Dan E. Turner, Trustee and Honorable James A. Pusateri, Bankruptcy JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
  3. Beery v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
  4. Nicholson v. Williams & Shelton Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941

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