Hutchinson v. Otis, Wilcox & Co.

Citations

• 123 F. 14
• 1902 U.S. App. LEXIS 3863

Syllabus

<p>1. Bankruptcy—Appellate Jurisdiction of Supreme Court—Decisions Allowing or Rejecting Claims.</p> <p>Bankr. Act July 1, 1898, § 25b, 30 Stat. 553, c. 541 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3432], expressly excludes an appeal to the Supreme Court from a decision of a Circuit Court of Appeals, allowing or rejecting a claim against a bankrupt estate, except upon a certificate of a justice of the Supreme Court, or where the amount in controversy exceeds $2,000, and the question involved is one which might have been taken on appeal or writ of error from the highest court of a state to the Supreme Court.</p> <p>2. Same.</p> <p>The provisions of Bankr. Act July 1, 1898, § 24a, 30 Stat. 553, c. 541 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3431], vesting the Supreme Court with certain appellate jurisdiction from courts of bankruptcy, has no relation to appeals from the Circuit Court of Appeals.</p> <p>¶ 1. Appeal and review in bankruptcy cases, see note to In re Eggert, 43 C. C. A. 9.</p> <p>8. Same.</p> <p>Section 6, Act March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 828, c. 517 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 549], creating the Circuit Courts of Appeals, does not authorize an appeal to the Supreme Court from a decision of a Circuit Court of Appeals rendered on a petition to revise in matter of law the proceedings of a District Court in bankruptcy.</p>