In re E. W. Adams & Co.
District Court, S.D. Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, District Judge.
E. W. Adams & Co. was a partnership composed of E. W. Adams and W. J. Adams & Bro. j the latter firm being composed of S. W. Adams and W. J. Adams. W. J. Adams died. Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings were brought against B. W. Adams & Co., of which E. W. Adams and S. W. Adams were the surviving partners, based on an act of bankruptcy committed by the surviving partners. Before adjudication a composition was submitted, and a majority in number and amount of the creditors of the partnership voted for its acceptance.
Webb-Crawford Company, a creditor of the partnership…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re MeyerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1899
- In re L. Stein & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1904
- In re CoeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1907
- In re BurchellDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1880
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