In re Jones
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
In. Bankruptcy. In the matter of Mary Jones, alleged bankrupt. On demurrer to petition to adjudicate her a bankrupt, and on motion of petitioning creditors for leave to amend.
1Opinion of the Court
SANFORD, District Judge.
1. The demurrer to the petition in bankruptcy must be stricken out without consideration of its merits. Proceedings in bankruptcy generally are in the nature of proceedings in equity. Bardes v. Hawarden Bank, 178 U. S. 524, 535, 20 Sup. Ct. 1000, 44 L. Ed. 1175. In so far as consistent with the provisions of the Bankruptcy Act and the General Orders in Bankruptcy they are to be administered in accordance with the rules and practice in equity. In re Broadway Savings Trust Co. (8th Circ.) 152 Fed. 152, 153, 81 C. C. A. 58; Westall v. Avery (4th Circ.) 171 Fed. 626, 628,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bardes v. Hawarden BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Westall v. AveryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1909
- In re Broadway Savings Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
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- In re CrispDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1917
- In re Mason-Seaman Transp. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1916
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