In re George Watkinson & Co.

Citations

• 130 F. 218
• 1904 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 248

Syllabus

<p>1. Bankeuptcy — Reconsidebation of Claim — Expenses of Claimant as Witness.</p> <p>Where an order is made on petition of a trustee for the re-examination of a claim previously allowed to a creditor who resides at a distance, and he is required to appear before the referee for examination, he may properly be allowed his expenses if his claim is finally allowed, but there is no ground for allowing him counsel fees.</p> <p>2. Same — Examination of Claimant.</p> <p>A referee has power, in an order for the examination of a nonresident creditor on a reconsideration of his claim, to permit him, in the alternative, to appear before a referee in the district in which he resides.</p> <p>3. Sane — Grounds for Reconsideration.</p> <p>The petition of a trustee, asking an order for the reconsideration of a claim which has been allowed, need not allege facts which, if proved, would defeat the claim, but is sufficient if it shows facts constituting sufficient cause for the re-examination.</p>