In re Courtenay Mercantile Co.
District Court, D. North Dakota
In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings against the Courtenay Mercantile Company. On objections to adjudication on an involuntary petition.
1Opinion of the Court
AMIDON, District Judge.
This is an involuntary proceeding in bankruptcy against the Courtenay Mercantile Company, a corporation organized under the laws of North Dakota. The act of bankruptcy charged is the making of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors. The answer denies this charge. From a stipulation of facts it appears that the Mercantile Company, on the 10th day of November, 1910, executed and delivered to Percival S. Preston a deed assigning to him all of its property of every kind and nature, and authorizing him to collect its debts and convert its property into money. The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Griffin v. DuttonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1908
- Canner v. Webster Tapper Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1909
- Joas v. JordanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1907
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