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Galbraith v. Robson-Hilliard Grocery Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 29, 1914No. 140PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Petition to Revise Order of the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota; Page Morris, Judge. Petition by John P. Galbraith, as trustee in bankruptcy of John Magnuson and another, doing business as John Magnuson & Co., to set aside a certain mortgage executed by John Magnuson and wife to S. Robson, to secure a pre-existing debt due from the bankrupt firm to the Robson-Hilliard Grocery Company, a Minnesota corporation.

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Petition to Revise Order of the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota; Page Morris, Judge. Petition by John P. Galbraith, as trustee in bankruptcy of John Magnuson and another, doing business as John Magnuson & Co., to set aside a certain mortgage executed by John Magnuson and wife to S. Robson, to secure a pre-existing debt due from the bankrupt firm to the Robson-Hilliard Grocery Company, a Minnesota corporation. A referee’s order dismissing the petition for want of jurisdiction was affirmed by the District Court, and petitioner files a petition to revise.

1Opinion of the Court

CARLAND, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition to revise in matter of law an order of the District Court for the District of Minnesota, affirming an order of the referee in bankruptcy made January 19, 1914, whereby he sustained objections to his jurisdiction to hear the petition of petitioner, made by counsel for respondents. The petition filed with the referee-set forth the following facts: That the petitioner, John T. Galbraith, was the duly appointed, qualified, and acting trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of John Magnuson and Victor J. Magnu-son, copartners as John Magnuson & Co., and as…

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