Legal Opinion
Strause v. Hooper
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided January 1, 1901PublishedCited by 14 opinions
■ In Bankruptcy. Petition to review decision of referee allowing the claims of E. O. Hooper and A. F. Gray to be proved against the estate of the firm of J. A. Hooper & Co., bankrupts.
1Opinion of the Court
PURNELL, District Judge.
On June 6, 1900, the firm of J. A. Hooper & Co. were duly adjudged bankrupts on a petition filed by creditors of the firm. At the meeting of the creditors to prove claims and elect a trustee, E. O. Hooper, father of J. A. Hooper, filed a bond in the following words:
“$1,000. Elizabeth City, N. C., May 15th, 1897.
“On demand we promise to pay to E. O. Hooper or order, without ofi'set, one thousand dollars, with interest at six per cent, per annum. Negotiable and payable at - — . Value received. The drawer and indorser of this note hereby waive the benefit of homestead…
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- In re SanderlinDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1901
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