Hall v. Reynolds
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Petition to Revise Order of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; Elmer B. Adams, Judge. Petition by Claud D. Hall to revise an order of the District Court, affirming an order of the referee in bankruptcy allowing the petitioner and S. II. King a fee jointly for their services as attorneys for petitioning creditors instituting involuntary proceedings in bankruptcy against the Lewis Publishing Company, bankrupt.
1Per curiam
[1] It is the settled rule of this court, based upon decisions of the Supreme Court, that in a petition to revise, under the provisions of section 24b of the Bankruptcy Act, the power of the appellate court is limited to questions of law only, and it cannot review findings of facts made by the District Court. In re Rosser, 101 Fed. 562, 41 C. C. A. 497; In re Baum, 169 Fed. 410, 94 C. C. A. 632; In re Frank, 182 Fed. 794, 105 C. C. A. 226; Johansen Bros. Shoe Co. v. Alles, 197 Fed. 274, 116 C. C. A. 636.
[2] As the only questions involved in this proceeding are questions of fact, whether the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re RosserCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
- In re FrankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
- In re BaumCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- Johansen Bros. Shoe Co. v. AllesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
3Cited by14 opinions
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- In Re Schulte-UnitedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Morse & Tyson v. Irving-Pitt Mfg. 6. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- Olmsted-Stevenson Co. v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1916
- Swift & Co. v. LickliderCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1925
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