Legal Opinion

In re Weidhorn

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided May 28, 1918No. 1302PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Petition to Revise in the Matter of Raw the Proceedings of the District Court of Massachusetts. In the matter of J. Herbert Weidhorn, bankrupt. On petition of Benjamin A. Levy, trustee, to revise a decree directing the vacation of a decree made by the referee on a bill in equity.

1Opinion of the Court

DODGE, Circuit Judge.

The order or decree of the District Court,, which this petition seeks to revise, directed the vacation of a decree made by the referee upon a bill in equity, filed and answered before him, and sustained by him after hearing the merits of the case as in plenary proceedings before the court, and it directed the dismissal of the hill on the ground that the referee had been without juiisdiction so to entertain or hear it.

[1] 1. We are asked to dismiss the petition to revise on the ground that it is not a petition within section 24b of the Bankruptcy Act (Act July 1, 1898, c.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Studley v. Boylston National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Clarke v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. Shea v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1913
  4. Schweer v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  5. In re SteuerDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1900

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Eppley v. BaylorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1923
  2. In re Purkett, Douglas & Co.District Court, S.D. California · 1931
  3. In Re Pacific HomesDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1978
  4. Matthews v. United Methodist ChurchDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1978
  5. Graham v. FaithCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1918

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