Hill v. Western Electric Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio; William R. Day, Judge. In the matter of proceedings to adjudge E. H. Rankin a bankrupt. On petition of the Western Electric Company and others. From- an adjudication (210 Fed. 529), J. C. Hill, receiver of the Elyria Gas Power Company, appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order adjudging E. H. Rankin a'bankrupt. Section 25a, Bankruptcy Act; section 130, Judicial Code (Act March 3, 1911, c. 231, 36 Stat. 1134 [U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1911, p. 194]). An involuntary proceeding was begun by petition of certain of his creditors alleging, among other things, that, within four months, Rankin had committed an act of bankruptcy by applying to the court of common pleas of Portage county, Ohio, “for the appointment of a receiver for- his property in behalf of creditors, being then- insolvent.” Rankin had been engaged in…
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