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In re J. H. Alison Lumber Co.

District Court, S.D. Georgia

Decided April 29, 1905PublishedCited by 6 opinions

In Bankruptcy. On petition of J. E. Mercer, receiver appointed by state court, for compensation, etc. Petitions of attorneys for fees and petition of Victoria McArthur, administratrix.

1Opinion of the Court

SPEER, District Judge.

The enactment by Congress of a uniform system of bankruptcy has been repeatedly held to suspend the operation of state bankruptcy or insolvency laws. Sturges v. Crowninshield, 4 Wheat. 122, 4 L. Ed. 529; In re Smith (D. C.) 2 Am. Bankr. R. 9, 92 Fed. 135; In re Macon Sash & Door Company (D. C.) 7 Am. Bankr. R. 66, 112 Fed. 323, modified on appeal as Carling v. Seymour Lumber Co., 8 Am. Bankr. R. 29, 113 Fed. *644483, 51 C. C. A. 1; Davis v. Bohle, 1 Am. Bankr. R. 412, 92 Fed. 325, 34 C. C. A. 372; Parmenter Mfg. Co. v. Hamilton, 1 Am. Bankr. R. 39, 51 N. E. 529, 70 Am.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bank of Columbia v. OkelySupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. Carling v. Seymour Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1902
  3. Davis v. BohleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1899
  4. In re SmithDistrict Court, D. Indiana · 1899
  5. In re Bruss-Ritter Co.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1898

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Coder v. ArtsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
  2. In re Erie Lumber Co.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1906
  3. In re CutlerDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1916
  4. In re JohnsonDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1915
  5. in re MooreDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1930

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