Summers v. Rice

This appeal is taken by Jennie Summers, a farmer-debtor, to reverse an order in bankruptcy which denies approval of the petition filed by her under Section 75 of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 203, on February 27, 1943, and dismisses the same. The order was made without a hearing, but a motion for a new trial filed by her was entertained by the court and she was heard upon it and her motion denied.

It appears that in 1933 she was the owner and in possession of a certain ninety acre tract of farm land in Scotland County, Missouri, which was mortgaged by deed of trust. She had a life estate…