In re Fife

BUFFINGTON, District Judge.

This case arises upon the return to'a writ of habeas corpus, granted on petition of Robert Fife, the bankrupt, and directing the sheriff of Allegheny county to produce the said Fife before this court, together with the cause of his detention. On January 8, 1901, one Jennie Hawk obtained a verdict for $1,000 against Fife in the court of common pleas No. 2 of Allegheny county, in a suit brought by her against Mm in that court. That action was based on a contract to marry, and the damages alleged and recovered were for breach by defendant of “such contract. On April 8,…