Lufkin v. Grand Hotel Co.

Citations

• 25 Haw. 150
• 1919 Haw. LEXIS 31

Syllabus

<p>Bankruptcy — jurisdiction of courts of bankruptcy.</p> <p>District courts of tbe United States as courts of bankruptcy have jurisdiction to determine tbe validity of a mortgage executed by tbe bankrupt whether the alleged invalidity is due to provisions of the bankruptcy act, the common law or statutory enactment.</p> <p>Same — same—effect of adjudication by bankruptcy court.</p> <p>Where the petitioning creditors in an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding elect to litigate in the bankruptcy court the validity of a mortgage given by the bankrupt neither they nor the trustee who represents them will again be heard upon the same issue in another court.</p>