In re Cummings
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of John K. Cummings. On petition to discharge the bankrupt from custody.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHERSON, District Judge.
The petitioner has been in confinement since May 5, 1911, for failing to comply with an order made April 11th, requiring him to pay a large sum of money to his trustee. Cummings v. Synnott (C. C. A.) 184 Fed. 718, and In re Cummings (D. C.) 186 Fed. 1020. On June 9th he filed the pending petition asserting his poverty and inability to comply with the order, either in whole or in part. Upon this petition a hearing has been had (June 21st) at which numerous witnesses were examined. It is not necessary to say that imprisonment for debt no longer exists. It is true…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- American Trust Co. v. WallisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1903
- In re MarksDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1910
- Cummings v. SynnottCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1911
- In re CummingsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1911
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