In re Dunkly

WELSH, District Judge.

W. J. Erich and Carrie C. Erich, listed as creditors of the above named petitioners, moved to dismiss the above entitled proceeding. The principal ground of their motion is that said petitioners were not farmers within the meaning of Section 75 of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 203, at the time they instituted said proceeding.

Affidavits and other evidence showed that petitioners were engaged in the production of trout for commercial purposes at Lava Springs, Plumas County, California, where they operated a fish hatchery. Petitioners claim that they are entitled to the…