Dight v. Chapman
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Arthur L. Frazer, Judge. This is an action by John H. Dight, as receiver for the collection and enforcement of the liability of the stockholders of the Duluth Dry Goods Company, against Simcoe Chapman to recover the par value of certain shares of stock in that corporation. The complaint states the facts constitutingithe plaintiff’s right to maintain this action, and the defendant’s liability for the sum demanded.
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From Multnomah: Arthur L. Frazer, Judge. This is an action by John H. Dight, as receiver for the collection and enforcement of the liability of the stockholders of the Duluth Dry Goods Company, against Simcoe Chapman to recover the par value of certain shares of stock in that corporation. The complaint states the facts constitutingithe plaintiff’s right to maintain this action, and the defendant’s liability for the sum demanded. The answer, after admitting almost all the allegations of the complaint, for a separate defense alleges that the defendant was duly adjudged a bankrupt, of which fact…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Moore
1. Section 17 of the Act of Congress to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States, approved July 1,1898* (30 Stat. U. S. 544, 550 et seq. c. 541, U. S. Comp. St, 1901, p. 3428), is, so far as material herein, as follows: “A discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all of his provable debts, except such as * * (3) have not been duly scheduled in time for proof and allowance, with the name of the creditor, if known to the bankrupt, unless such creditor had notice or actual knowledge of the proceedings in bankruptcy.” The first inquiry presented is…
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