In re Williams
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
In Bankruptcy. The debtor is a gambler, traveling from place to place plying his vocation. He arrived at Hot Springs, Ark., in this district, and had carried on his business there for two months prior to the filing of the petition to have him adjudicated a bankrupt, which was for a longer period than he has carried on his business or resided in any other district.
1Opinion of the Court
TRIHBFR, District Judge.
Has this court jurisdiction in bankruptcy when the party has not had his principal place of business, residence, or domicile within the district for more than three months preceding the filing of the petition in bankruptcy against him? Section 2 of the bankrupt act of 1898 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3420] confers jurisdiction on the district court to (1) “adjudge persons bankrupt who have had their principal place of business, residence, or had their domicile within their respective territorial jurisdictions. for the preceding six months, or the greater portion…
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