Cowan v. Burchfield
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Action by A. S. Cowan, trustee in bankruptcy of J. M. Gwin, against Walter H. Burchfield. Petition to review order of referee disallowing bankrupt’s exemption.
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
These two matters arising out of the same bankruptcy proceeding were submitted together for decision, and are so related to each other as to make one opinion cover both.
The bankrupt had conducted a small mercantile business at Keller-man, Ala., for seven years before the filing of the petition, and, with his family, had lived on the premises where one of his stores was located. His patrons were principally coal miners; Kellerman being the location of a coal mine. Prior to July 1st there had been a strike at this coal mine, and its existence had embarrassed the bankrupt…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kennedy v. First National BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Blum v. CarterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
- Pollak v. McNeilSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- First National Bank v. BrowneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
- In re ParkDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1900
3Cited by16 opinions
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- Stewart v. GaneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- United States ex rel. First National Bank v. LufcySupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
- Neuberger v. FelisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- Baldwin v. KingstonDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1918
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