Standard Oil Co. of New York v. Stevens

The bankruptcy of the defendant does not stand in the way of our proceeding with this case. It is a contract action instituted by a writ dated June 27, 1928, under which an attachment was placed upon the defendant’s property. More than four months later, bankruptcy proceedings were instituted, and the defendant was adjudged a bankrupt on December 18, 1929. The jurisdiction of the court below, being acquired more than four months prior to the bankruptcy proceedings, was exclusive of that of the bankruptcy court, and we may lawfully proceed to a final judgment. Piedmont Coal Co. v. Hustead (C.…