In re H. L. Evans & Co.

Citations

• 158 F. 153
• 1907 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22

Syllabus

<p>Bankruptcy — Exemptions—Partnership—Wearing Apparel.</p> <p>Tlie existing laws of Delaware (volume 14, p. 652, c. 562, § 1) providing tliat “every person residing within this state shall have exempt from execution or attachment process * * * all the wearing apparel of the debtor and his family,” held, that the two members of a bankrupt firm having their domicile in Delaware were entitled to exemptions in accordance with the laws of that state, and that the words “all the wearing apparel,” being without restriction or qualification, included, in the case of one of the partners, a gold watch, a watch chain, a set of cuff links, two watch fobs, a gold ring, a gold ring with diamond setting, a gold ring with sapphire setting, a pearl scarf pin, a ruby scarf pin, and a - set of shirt studs, of the aggregate value of $444.50, and in the case of the other a gold watch, a chain and cutter, a watch fob, a scarf pin, two sets of cuff links, a set of shirt studs, and a set of cuff buttons, of the aggregate value of $110.50.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For cases in point, see Cent. Dig. vol. 6, Bankruptcy, §§ 659, 678.]</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>