Legal Opinion
Smith v. White
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1948No. 11712PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BONE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the district court dismissing appellant’s petition for relief under Section 75 of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 203, upon the ground that appellant is not a “farmer” within the comtemplation of the Act.
Prior to World War II appellant had been a farmer and farm owner for a number of years. During the year 1942 appellant entered the contracting business and began to take government contracts or *270subcontracts for the clearing and grading of certain air bases being constructed in the State of Arizona. For two to three years thereafter…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- First National Bank & Trust Co. v. BeachSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Mulligan v. Federal Land Bank of OmahaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Brown v. W. H. Kenworthy & SonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1918
- In re BrownDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1922
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re MartinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Montana · 1987
- Brent Thomas Jenkins and Brent Thomas Jenkins, D/B/A Jenkins Stock Farms, Alleged Bankrupt v. Petitioning Creditor-Ray E. Friedman & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- In re WhiteDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1965
- Jenkins v. Ray E. Friedman & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Von Leidersdorff v. City Mortgage & Ins. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950