Legal Opinion

In re Clark

District Court, D. Washington

Decided November 27, 1901PublishedCited by 4 opinions

On exceptions to decision of referee, rejecting claim of F. W. H. Fake as a creditor, and finding him to be a partner of the bankrupt.

1Opinion of the Court

HANFORD, District Judge.

The referee to whom this case was referred has certified to the court for its consideration a disputed question as to the validity of a claim against the bankrupt’s estate, filed by F. W. H. Fake, a merchant of Atchison, Kan. For a clear statement of the question, and the circumstances under which it arose, I cannot do better than quote from the certificate of the referee as follows:

“E. Clark filed his voluntary petition and schedules in bankruptcy on January 28, 1901, showing assets of $20,197.56 and liabilities of $27,005.78. The petition, in the absence of the…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Rush v. LakeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1903
  2. In re C. F. Beckwith & Co.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1904
  3. In re KuntzDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1929
  4. Bartleson v. FeidlerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Washington · 1906

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