Legal Opinion
Bear v. Liberty Nat. Bank
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1922No. 2016PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
The vital question to be decided is whether the adjudication in bankruptcy of an insolvent partnership carries into bankruptcy the members of the partnership as individuals. On August 6, 1920, an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against W. L. Becker and W. L. Becker, Jr., partners trading as W.'L. Becker & Co. and also as the Roanoke Provision Company, alleging that *704the partnership was insolvent and that it had executed, on August 4, 1920, a general deed of assignment to a trustee for the benefit of cred-. itors. On August 7 the members of the partnership hied…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Liberty Nat. Bank of Roanoke v. BearSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Liberty Nat. Bank of Roanoke, Va. v. BearSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Bear v. Liberty Nat. BankCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1923
- Liberty Nat. Bank of Roanoke v. BearCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1927