Legal Opinion
In re Tully
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 2, 1907PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Bankruptcy. On motion to dismiss proceedings.
1Opinion of the Court
CHATFIELD, District Judge.
The Constitution of the United States (article 1, § 8) provides that:
“The Congress shall have power to establish * * * uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States.”
By virtue of the authority contained in this section, Congress conferred upon the District Courts of the United States original jurisdiction in their respective districts in all matters and proceedings in bankruptcy. This general jurisdiction is set forth in section 563, subd. 18, Rev. St. [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 459], In 1867, by chapter 176 of the Laws of that year (Act…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re First Nat. Bank of Belle FourcheCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re IsaacsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1908
- In re MorganDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1930