In re George
District Court, D. Massachusetts
[In bankruptcy. In the matter of J. H. George and G. G. Proctor.] Issues of fact tried by jury on objections to the bankrupts’ discharge.
1Opinion of the CourtLowell, District Judge
(charging jury). The bankrupt law has two prominent features. 1. That the property of insolvent persons should be distributed proportionally among all their creditors, with the exception of a few debts of a privileged character, such as taxes, and wages to a reasonable amount. 2. That a debtor who has behaved fairly by all his creditors should be forever discharged from his obligations. These bankrupts were partners in trade, and their case, therefore, passes through the bankrupt court as one •case, much to the convenience of all persons interested; but when it arrives at this stage, it…
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