Rogers v. De Soto Placer Mining Co.

There is, we think, no doubt of the sufficiency of the verification in question. The only requirement of the bankruptcy act relative to verification of pleadings is found in section 18, subd. “c,” Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, 30 Stat. 551 (11 U.S.C.Á. § 41(c) : “All pleadings setting up matters of fact shall be verified under oath.” Here was a *349verification by the attorney of the petitioners, made because of their absence from the District of Alaska, and their consequent inability to verify it, and based upon his knowledge of the facts. We can conceive of no good reason why such a verification is…