Cohen v. Nixon
District Court, S.D. Georgia
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of W. R. Buxton, bankrupt. On petition of G. M. Cohen, trustee, against Nixon & Wright and another. On review of decision of referee. In April', 1911, W. B. Buxton, of Burke county, Ga., borrowed $1,600 from Nixon & Wright, and to secure payment of same gave to them a deed to a tract of land containing 500 acres in Burke county and a house and lot in the town of Girard, in said county.
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In Bankruptcy. In the matter of W. R. Buxton, bankrupt. On petition of G. M. Cohen, trustee, against Nixon & Wright and another. On review of decision of referee. In April', 1911, W. B. Buxton, of Burke county, Ga., borrowed $1,600 from Nixon & Wright, and to secure payment of same gave to them a deed to a tract of land containing 500 acres in Burke county and a house and lot in the town of Girard, in said county. The deed contained a power of sale authorizing said Nixon & Wright, in default of the payment of said indebtedness, to sell said property at public outcry before the courthouse door…
1Opinion of the CourtTvAMBDIN, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). This matter is before me upon a petition to review the above-stated order of the referee. From the foregoing statement of facts it appears that, more than four mouths before W. R. Buxton went into bankruptcy, he executed to Nixon & Wright a deed to a 500-ac.re tract of land and a house and lot in Burke county, Ga., where he lived, for the purpose of securing a loan of $1,600, about which there seems to he no question. He made default in the payment of this debt, and thereafter went into bankruptcy, being at that time in possession by tenants of the land…
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