Legal Opinion
In re Baumhauer
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided June 3, 1910PublishedCited by 6 opinions
In the matter of'W. C. Baumhauer, bankrupt. From an order of the referee disallowing J. H. Baumhauer’s claim, he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
TOULMIN, District Judge.
It is the recognized rule of the courts of bankruptcy, that, on review of the decision of a referee based upon his conclusion on questions of fact, the court will not reverse his findings unless the same are so manifestly erroneous as to invoke the sense of justice of the court.-
“He sees and hears the witnesses, and his vantage ground is much better than that of a court for determining the credibility of the witnesses and the weight of their, testimony.” In re Stout (D. C.) 109 Fed. 794.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Quock Ting v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Whitney v. DresserSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Lee Sing Far v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1899
- In re Castle Braid Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1906
- In re SwiftDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1902
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Reiss v. ReardonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- Maners v. AhlfeldtCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Baumhauer v. AustinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1911
- In re United Wireless Telegraph Co.District Court, D. Maine · 1912
- Cline v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
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