In re Pyatt
District Court, D. Nevada
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…
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