Blake v. Francis-Valentine Co.
District Court, N.D. California
On Motion to Dissolve Restraining Order. This hill is brought to obtain an injunction against the sheriff of the city and county of San Francisco, the Donohoe-Kelley Banking Company, and other creditors of "the Francis-Valentine Company, from selling, disposing, or interfering with the property of the Francis-Valentine Company until after proceedings can he brought in the bankruptcy court to have the ■ Francis-Valentine Company adjudged a bankrupt The hill, among other…
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On Motion to Dissolve Restraining Order. This hill is brought to obtain an injunction against the sheriff of the city and county of San Francisco, the Donohoe-Kelley Banking Company, and other creditors of "the Francis-Valentine Company, from selling, disposing, or interfering with the property of the Francis-Valentine Company until after proceedings can he brought in the bankruptcy court to have the ■ Francis-Valentine Company adjudged a bankrupt The hill, among other things, alleges that on August 31, 1898, the Francis-Valentine Company was, and still is, insolvent; that on said date it…
1Opinion of the CourtHawley, District Judge
(after stating the facts). The national bankruptcy act establishes a uniform system, and regulates, in all their details, the relations, rights, and duties of debtor and creditor. It should be interpreted reasonably and according to a fair import of its terms, with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice. Black, Bankr. 271; In re Muller, Fed. Cas. No. 9,912; Silverman’s Case, Fed. Cas. No. 12,855. The district courts are made courts of bankruptcy, and are invested with such jurisdiction at law or in equity as will on-able them io exercise original jurisdiction in bankruptcy…
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