In re the Estate of Hiller

HALBERT, District Judge.

On February 2, 1965, petitioner, as the administrator of the estate of a deceased farmer, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy on behalf of the estate, and the estate was adjudicated a bankrupt. On February 8, 1965, before the date set for the first meeting of creditors, one of the creditors moved to dismiss the proceedings upon the ground that neither the petitioner, as the personal representative of the estate of a deceased person, nor the estate itself is a person entitled, under § 4 of the Bankruptcy Act (Title 11 U.S.C. § 22), to the benefits of the Bankruptcy…