Hopkins v. Burch, Bacon, & Denlinger

Upon the first meeting of creditors the referee declined to allow certain creditors and attorneys to vote, holding them disqualified for that purpose, and thereupon, there being no election by the proper majority, the referee himself appointed a trustee. Clearly these were proceedings in bankruptcy, as distinguished from that controversy arising in bankruptcy which is appealable under Bankruptcy Act, § 24a, being Comp. St. § 9608, or that, final disallowance of a claim which is appealable under section 25a, being Comp. St. § 9609; hence the appeal must be dismissed.

Upon the petition to…