In re Knoepfel
District Court, S.D. New York
In this case, at an adjourned meeting of the creditors, held August 7th, 1867, Mr. G. A. Seixas, of counsel for Gourd, Freres & Co., creditors, produced a letter of attorney in due form, authorizing him to appear at the meeting and vote on their behalf, in the choice of assignee.
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In this case, at an adjourned meeting of the creditors, held August 7th, 1867, Mr. G. A. Seixas, of counsel for Gourd, Freres & Co., creditors, produced a letter of attorney in due form, authorizing him to appear at the meeting and vote on their behalf, in the choice of assignee. This letter was executed by August Loeffler, as attorney in fact, for Gourd, Freres & Co., under a power of attorney executed by them to Loeffler, dated May 17th. 1864. This power constituted Loeffler attorney, “to ask, demand, collect and receive all debts due our said firm, and any or all such debts to compromise…
1Opinion of the Court
BLATCHFORD, District Judge.
The register does not state, as prescribed in rule 19 of this court, his opinion on the question raised as to the power of attorney to Loeffier, nor does it appear whether an assignee was elected at the meeting, and, if so, whether Mr. Seixas was permitted to vote on behalf of Gourd, Freres & Co., or whether the meeting was adjourned. But still 1 proceed to decide the question raised. I do not think that the mere fact that the power to Loeffier bears date before the passage of the bankruptcy act, is sufficient to show that such power cannot or does not confer…
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