Legal Opinion

Mueller v. Nugent

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 20, 1902No. 257PublishedCited by 529 opinions

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT Off APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. Edward B. Nugent was adjudicated a bankrupt March 23, 1900, on the petition of the Wayne Knitting Mills and others, his creditors, filed in the District Court of the United States for the District of Kentucky, February 19, 1900, and the matter was referred to a referee.

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CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT Off APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. Edward B. Nugent was adjudicated a bankrupt March 23, 1900, on the petition of the Wayne Knitting Mills and others, his creditors, filed in the District Court of the United States for the District of Kentucky, February 19, 1900, and the matter was referred to a referee. Arthur E. Mueller was appointed trustee of the bankrupt’s estate, and on the seventh of April he obtained an order from the referee requiring the bankrupt to show cause Why he should not pay over the sura of $14,233.45, made up of two items of $4133.45 and…

1Opinion of the Court

Mk. Chief Justice Fullee

delivered the opinion of the court.

General order in bankruptcy XXYII (172 U. S'. 662), provides: “When a bankrupt, creditor, trustee, or.other person shall desire a review by the judge, of any order made by the referee, he shall file with the referee his petition therefor, setting out the error complained of; and the referee shall forthwith certify to the judge the question presented, a summary of the evidence relating thereto, and the finding and order of the referee thereon.”

Respondent accordingly filed his petition for a review of the order of October 16. The…

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