Elkus

Citations

• 216 U.S. 115
• 30 S. Ct. 377
• 54 L. Ed. 407
• 1910 U.S. LEXIS 1876

Syllabus

<p>On the authority of Babbiil v. Dutcher, ante, p. 102, held that:</p> <p>A court of bankruptcy has jurisdiction to grant an order for examination of a witness who resides in that district although the bankrupt proceedings in which the examination is desired are being administered- in another district.</p> <p>The respective District Courts of the United States sitting in bank- - ruptcy have ancillary jurisdiction to make orders and issue process in aid of proceedings pending and being administered in the District Court of another district.</p>