Legal Opinion
Schmelz Liquidating Corp. v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1936No. Nos. 4034, 4039PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT; District Judge.
The question presented by this appeal in bankruptcy is whether the District Court rightly overruled the motion of a creditor of the bankrupt to dismiss without hearing the latter’s application for discharge on the ground of long delay in its prosecution after it had been duly filed'within the statutory time allowed.
The facts of the case, which are not in controversy, are contained in a brief stipulation and in the opinion of the District Judge. It appears therefrom the petition in bankruptcy was filed January 31, 1921, and the bankrupt’s application for discharge was…
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- Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Abraham v. OrdwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Ward v. ShermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
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