In re Hines

Citations

• 117 F. 790
• 1902 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105

Syllabus

<p>1. Bankruptcy—Costs—Exemption.</p> <p>Bankr. Act 1898, § 36, providing that the act shall not affect an allowance to bankrupts of the exemptions allowed by the state statute, does not authorize the retention of such exemptions against the court costs in voluntary bankruptcy; section 51, el. 2, requiring the collection of fees of the clerk, referee, and trustee before filing of the petition, except on a showing in voluntary bankruptcy that petitioner is without, and cannot obtain, the money with which to pay such fees.</p>