Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Dutton
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 16, 1908No. 789PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts.
1Opinion of the Court
COLT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the question whether Jennie M. Griffin, the appellant, committed an act of bankruptcy by making a general assignment for the benefit of creditors within four months from the filing of the creditors’ petition. Bankr. Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, § 3 (4), 30 Stat. 546 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3422).
The material facts, as found by the referee, are as follows;
“Mrs. Griffin carried on the business formerly carried on by her husband, in the name of Estate of John J. Griffin. * * * Business was carried on until some time in April, 1907, when attachments were…
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- In re LawrenceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1878
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