Legal Opinion
Franks v. Sterling Cleaners & Dyers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 12, 1936No. 5589PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGGLE, District Judge.
The single question presented by this appeal is whether the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin is a “newspaper” within the meaning of section 28 of the Bankruptcy Act of 1898 (11 U.S.C.A. § 51).
The question is appropriately raised by a creditor of Sterling Cleaners & Dyers, a bankrupt corporation, by his objection to the validity of the first meeting of creditors of the bankrupt, notice of which was published in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. The District Court held the publication proper and the meeting valid.
Section 28 of the Bankruptcy Act, supra, provides as. follows:…
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