In re Gebhard
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
In Bankruptcy. On certificate from W. W. Fletcher, referee, sur claim of E. M. Biddle, Jr.
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHBALD, District Judge.
The amount involved in this case is small — $9.23—but it must be disposed of with the same care as though it were greater. The question is whether a collection fee, stipulated for in a confession of judgment given by a bankrupt, is provable against his estate along with the principal debt; no attorney having been employed to enforce or collect it until after bankruptcy. On February 3, 1896, the bankrupt gave his promissory note to E. M. Biddle, Jr., the present claimant, for $142, payable April 1, 1897, therewith confessing judgment for the amount named, with interest…
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- Smith v. Mortgage & Debenture Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1900
- Merchants' Bank v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1903
- Imler v. ImlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880
- In re GarlingtonDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1902
- Assigned Estate of HoganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
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