Legal Opinion
In re Weiser
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 3, 1937Published
1Opinion of the Court
PATTERSON, District Judge.
The bankrupt applied to one of the referees for an order staying two actions brought against him in the state court. No notice of the application was given to the plaintiffs in the actions. The referee granted the application and stayed the plaintiffs in each case from proceeding further until the bankrupt’s petition for discharge should be determined. The plaintiffs ask that the referee’'s order be vacated.
The referee’s order staying the suits in the state court was beyond his power. General Order 12, 11 U.S.C.A. following section 53, dealing with the duties of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In re SteuerDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1900
- McGonigle v. FoutchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
- Gatell v. MillianCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1924
- In re SiebertDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1904
- In re CorsoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1935