In re McCartney
District Court, D. Idaho
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of John E. McCartney. On review of an order of a referee denying the petition of George H. McCartney for possession of 100,000 feet of logs.
1Opinion of the Court
DIETRICH, District Judge.
Inasmuch as all parties in interest stand upon the findings of fact made by the referee, it is deemed to be unnecessary to restate the facts in detail. The logs in question were cut from trees growing upon the homestead entry of the bankrupt, under an oral agreement by which the petitioner, George H. McCartney, a brother of the bankrupt, was to have the logs in consideration of his clearing the land. That such an agreement was made is not questioned. It is also conceded that it was made in good faith, and that at great expense the petitioner cut the timber, cleared…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Rapple v. HughesIdaho Supreme Court · 1904