Orr v. Tribble
District Court, S.D. Georgia
On Petition of Trustee in Bankruptcy for Restoration of Property and for Rule for Contempt. The trustee of W. 10. Thurmond filed a petition for the recovery of certain personal assets of the bankrupt, alleged to be unlawfully in the possession of W. I. Shi, deputy sheriff of the city court of Forsyth, Ga. It was alleged that this property had been taken by the officer of the state court while in custodia legis under the authority of the receiver of the bankruptcy court.
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On Petition of Trustee in Bankruptcy for Restoration of Property and for Rule for Contempt. The trustee of W. 10. Thurmond filed a petition for the recovery of certain personal assets of the bankrupt, alleged to be unlawfully in the possession of W. I. Shi, deputy sheriff of the city court of Forsyth, Ga. It was alleged that this property had been taken by the officer of the state court while in custodia legis under the authority of the receiver of the bankruptcy court. On the petition, a rule nisi was issued against the plaintiff in fi. fa. in the state court, who directed the levies, and…
1Opinion of the Court
SPEER, District Judge,
(after stating the facts as above). The report of the special master, Arthur H. Codington, Esq., is a clear and accurate statement of the law on this topic. The attorneys for the plaintiff state that they have no exception to his findings. It will therefore be ordered that the finding of the master be made the judgment of this court, that the property be remanded to the officer of the city court of Forsyth, and that the rule against the defendants be discharged.
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