Rise v. Bordner

Citations

• 140 F. 566
• 1905 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97

Syllabus

<p>1. Bankruptcy — Involuntary Petition — Sufficiency.</p> <p>An involuntary petition in bankruptcy against a natural person should allege his occupation, or that he is not a wage earner or engaged chiefly in farming.</p> <p>2. Same — Person Engaged Chiefly in Farming.</p> <p>An alleged bankrupt, who owned two farms comprising 240 acres, which he cultivated himself, in part by his own labor, and from which he sold products amounting to $1,000 to $1,200 per year, and also conducted a small store, from which he realized a profit of $100 or less per year, was engaged chiefly in farming, that being the business of paramount importance to him, and under Bankr. Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, § 4, 30 Stat. 547 tU. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3423], cannot be adjudged an involuntary bankrupt.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — What persons are subject to bankruptcy law, see note to Mattoon Nat. Bank v. First Nat. Bank of Mattoon, 111., 42 C. C. A. 4.]</p>