Legal Opinion

In re Goyette

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided March 10, 1917No. 22432Published

In Bankruptcy. In the matter of Goyette & Bavigne, bankrupts. Review of order of referee disallowing certain claims.

1Opinion of the Court

MORTON, District Judge.

This is a review by certain claimants of a decision by the referee disallowing their claims.

The evidence is not reported, and the facts are not very fully stated by the referee, but from his certificate and the statements of counsel at the hearing in these petitions they appear to be as follows:

The bankrupts prior to their bankruptcy had made a common-law assignment. Under this assignment the assignee took possession of and sold out in block the property assigned consisting of a shop and its contents. Among the contents were a safe, a cash register, and certain electric…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Carr v. SillowayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
  2. Pease v. Supreme Assembly Royal Society of Good FellowsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900

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