Smith v. Mason
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia; the case being this: The Bankrupt Act* enacts: “Section 1. That the several District Courts of the United States be courts of bankruptcy, and they shall have original jurisdiction in their respective districts in all matters and proceedings in bankruptcy, and they are hereby authorized to hear and adjudicate upon the same according to the provisions of this act. ...
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Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia; the case being this: The Bankrupt Act* enacts: “Section 1. That the several District Courts of the United States be courts of bankruptcy, and they shall have original jurisdiction in their respective districts in all matters and proceedings in bankruptcy, and they are hereby authorized to hear and adjudicate upon the same according to the provisions of this act. ... “ The said courts shall be always open for the transaction of business under this act, and the powers and jurisdiction hereby granted and conferred shall be exercised as…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
Jurisdiction, power, and authority in cases in bankruptcy, when the bankrupt resides in this District, are conferred upon, and vested in, the Supreme Court of the District, to the same extent and subject to the same rules, regulations, and restrictions as are enacted and prescribed in Respect to the jurisdiction, power, and authority of the District Courts of the United States, where the bankrupt resides in any one of the judicial districts within the several States. †
By the terms of the act establishing the Supreme Court of the District the court consists of four justices, any three of whom…
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