In re Styer
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In Bankruptcy. On review of order of referee in bankruptcy directing trustee to sell real property of the bankrupt free of liens.
1Opinion of the Court
McPHERSON, District Judge.
A question of practice was raised upon the argument of these exceptions, which it may be desirable to settle, namely, whether a referee has authority to order a sale of the bankrupt’s property. Clause 7 of section 1 of the act provides that the word “court” shall mean “the court of bankruptcy in which the proceedings are pending, and may include the referee.” Gen. Order No. 18 (32 C. C. A. xx., 89 Fed. viii.) and forms 42, 44, 45, and 46 (32 C. C. A. Ixxiii.-lxxv., 89 Fed. xlix-li.), show a con*291struction of this clause by the supreme court in favor of the referee’s…
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