In re Boston Dry Goods Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Petition for Revision of Proceedings of the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts, in Bankruptcy.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
This is a petition under the bankruptcy act of July 1, 1898, c. 541, § 24b, 30 Stat. 553 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3432], by sundry creditors of Noyes Bros., Incorporated, bankrupt. Our jurisdiction is, of course, limited to matters of law. The object of the petition is that we should revise the determination of the District Court with reference to the election of trustees of the bankrupt estate. It was brought by several creditors who voted for one Mr. Spring for trustee, and who constituted the majority in number of those present at the meeting whose claims had been…
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