In re Pancoast

Citations

• 129 F. 643
• 1904 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 308

Syllabus

<p>1. Bankruptcy — Proof op Claims — Authentication.</p> <p>Under Bankr. Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, § 20, 30 Stat. 551, 552 [U. S. Comp. St 1901, p. 2430], a notary public is authorized to administer the oath to a proof of claim, being an officer authorized to administer oaths in proceedings in the courts of the United States by Act Aug. 15, 1876, c. 304, 19 Stat. 206 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 662]; and such oath is sufficiently authenticated, prima facie, by what purport to be the notary’s official signature and seal, although made in a different state from that in which the proceedings are pending, and without regard to the special requirements of the statutes of either state.</p>