Legal Opinion
In re O'Hara
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 23, 1908No. 875PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In Bankruptcy. On exceptions to report of W. R. Hill, referee, refusing bankrupt’s exemption.
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHBARD, District Judge.
Under ordinary circumstances, it is sufficient if the bankrupt claims his exemption in his schedules, and as that was done here it was in time. Lipman v. Stein, 14 Am. Bankr. Rep. 30, 134 Fed. 235, 67 C. C. A. 17. Nor is it material that he was given ten days extra by the referee within which to file his schedules; the grace accorded him extending to everything which was so covered. The reason given by the referee for denying the exemption cannot, therefore, be sustained. It is contended, however, that the bankrupt was a nonresident at the time of claiming his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Price v. PriceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Lipman v. SteinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1905
- McCarthy's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
- Everhart v. West Chester & Philadelphia RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1857
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re DonaheyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1910
- In re LentersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1915
- In re BassettDistrict Court, E.D. Washington · 1911