In re Porterfield
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Angus McDonald and Forest W. Brown, for bankrupt and Mrs. Porterfield.
1Opinion of the Court
DAYTON, District Judge.
When this case was referred back by my predecessor to Referee James D. Butts for his further consideration, he directed him to file a written opinion, which he has done, and it is as follows:
Opinion of Referee.
As I understand the facts in this case which are not disputed, Geo. Porter-field was, on the 12th day of November, 1902, the date of his adjudication as a bankrupt, a resident of Charles Town, Jefferson county, West Virginia, and the owner of a farm in Jefferson county, known as “Cassilis.” That Eugene Baker was sheriff of said county from January 1, 1897, to…
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