In re Drake

BRAWLKY, District Judge.

The only question in this case is whether J. N. Drake is a person “engaged chiefly in farming,” which the answer sets up as a defense against, the petition in involuntary bankruptcy, alleging the making of a general assignment that is not denied. On the part of petitioners requisite in number and amount of claims it is proved that the stationery used in ordering merchandise had the words, “J. N. Drake, Merchant and Planter,” printed and stamped at the top of the page; and a traveling salesman for one of the largest creditors testifies that he visited the premises where…