Legal Opinion
In re Kessler
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided November 11, 1924No. 2102PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEEK, District Judge.
This is a proceeding to have an order entered by the referee in bankruptcy in charge of the proceeding reviewed by the judge.
The bankrupt is aggrieved at the order entered denying him the right to hold an iron safe exempt, he claiming such safe as exempt to him in this bankruptcy proceeding under the Texas statute (Vernon’s Sayles’ Ann. Civ. St. 1914, § 3785) exempting from forced sale all tools, apparatus, and books belonging to any trade or profession.
The bankrupt is a jeweler, and it appears he used this iron safe to store watches and jewelry left with him for repair.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Simmang v. Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1908
- Betz v. MaierCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1896
- Bequillard v. BartlettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
- Smith v. HortonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1898
- Hammond v. McFarlandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Leonard Meritz and Paul D. Freed, Bankrupts v. Phil Palmer, Jr., TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- England v. First National Bank of Bonham (In Re England)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1982
- Segraves v. ChovanecCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987