Legal Opinion

Peyton v. Farmers' Nat. Bank of Hillsboro

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 19, 1919No. 3353PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Petition for Revision of Proceedings of the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas; Duval West, Judge. In the matter of E. H. Peyton, bankrupt; Edgar E. Witt, trustee, and the Fanners’ National Rank of Hillsboro, Tex., objecting creditor. On petition of bankrupt to revise an order of the District Court.

1Opinion of the Court

GRUBB, District Judge.

This is a petition to revise an order of rhe District Court, as a court of bankruptcy confirming an order of the referee, which disallowed to the bankrupt certain items set apart to him by the trastee, as exempt under the Statutes of Texas. The items, so disallowed,, were (1) a house and lot claimed as a living homestead: (2) an automobile claimed as a family carriage; and (3) certain machinery connected with a grain mill, contained in a building which was allowed the bankrupt as exempt.

[1] 1. The house and lot claimed by the bankrupt, as a living homestead, was…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lockwood v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. Franklin v. CoffeeTexas Supreme Court · 1857
  3. Cullers v. JamesTexas Supreme Court · 1886
  4. Houston & Great Northern R. R. v. WinterTexas Supreme Court · 1876
  5. Gardner v. DouglassTexas Supreme Court · 1885

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Matter of HahnUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · 1980
  2. Leonard Meritz and Paul D. Freed, Bankrupts v. Phil Palmer, Jr., TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
  3. McMillan v. DeanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
  4. Hall v. Mutual Ben. Health & Accident Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  5. Phillips v. C. Palomo & SonsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959

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