Work v. Holmboe
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Petition in the district court for Polk county in the matter of the assignment of A. Holmboe, insolvent, for the distribution of the insolvent’s estate among his creditors without their filing releases. From an order, Ives, J., directing distribution as prayed for, the insolvent appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This appeal is from an order of the district court directing that the debtor’s property be distributed among his creditors without their filing releases, on the ground “that he has not kept books of account or records from which his true condition can be ascertained.” Gr. S. 1894, § 4249. The only question is whether the evidence justified the court in holding that the insolvent had not kept such books of account as the statute requires.
• He was a merchant doing quite a large business, employing at times as many as six clerks, and selling at the rate of from $50 to $200 or more per day. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ekberg v. SchlossSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- In re LittlefieldDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1869
- In re NewmanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1868
- In re HammondDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1869
- In re KeachDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1869
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Dunham v. MessingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897