In re Stein

Citations

• 130 F. 377
• 1904 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 256

Syllabus

<p>1, Bankruptcy — Involuntary Proceedings — Amendment of Petition.</p> <p>A petition in involuntary bankruptcy, which does not show on its face that the claims of the petitioners amount in the aggregate to $500 or over, does not give the court jurisdiction, and it has no power to allow an amendment joining other creditors having cláims sufficient to make up the requisite amount.</p> <p>1T1. See Bankruptcy, vol. 6, Cent. Dig. § 128.</p>