Wertham Bag Co. v. Roanoke Mercantile Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
. On the Plea in Abatement.
BRUNOT, J.
Plaintiff sued for $2,-715, and obtained a judgment against defendant for $476.25. From this judgment defendant took a suspensive appeal to this court. Pending the disposal of the case on appeal defendant filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, the plaintiff appearing on the schedule as a creditor for the amount of its judgment. In connection with its application to be adjudged a bankrupt defendant offered a composition of its indebtedness on the basis of 20 per cent, to all unsecured creditors. The offer of composition was accepted by a majority of the…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Carpenter v. TurrellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Holyoke v. . AdamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Cornell v. . DakinNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Payne v. AbleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1870
- Odell v. WoottenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1868
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- In Re Clover Ridge Planting & Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- Mossy Motors v. McRedmondLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1943
- Keen Woolf v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
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