Legal Opinion

In re Pyatt

District Court, D. Nevada

Decided December 15, 1918PublishedCited by 3 opinions

In Bankruptcy. In the matter of George Pyatt, bankrupt. On motion to dismiss the proceedings.

1Opinion of the Court

FARRINGTON, District Judge.

[1,2] In February of the-present year George and May Ella Pyatt were married. After living together a short time, Mrs. Pyatt obtained a divorce on the ground of *363cruelly. In the decree she was awarded alimony at the rate of $50 per month. The -decree was rendered May 7th. October 14th George Pyatt was in this court adjudged a voluntary bankrupt. November 16th Mrs. Pyatt filed a motion to dismiss the bankruptcy proceedings on the ground they were commenced for the purpose of defeating the order of the state court requiring Pyatt to pay alimony. This motion was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hanover National Bank v. MoysesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
  2. In re IvesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1902
  3. In re JehuDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1899
  4. In re CarletonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1902

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re Fox West Coast TheatresDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1936
  2. In re Ann Arbor Mach. Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1922
  3. Michigan Garage & Accessory Co. v. DruryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1929

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