Sutman v. Hogsett

Citations

• 70 Pa. Super. 180
• 1918 Pa. Super. LEXIS 206

Syllabus

<p>■ Bankruptcy — Claim for exemption — State laws — Belay in making claim — Warner.</p> <p>Claims for exemption under the Federal Statutes regulating bankruptcy are allowed in accordance with the law of the state in which the bankrupt resides.</p> <p>Where in bankruptcy proceedings instituted in Pennsylvania under the Federal Statute, the bankrupt’s property is all turned over to the trustee who sells it under an order of court, a claim for exemption after the sale is too late.</p> <p>The right of exemption may be waived at any time before there has been a final determination of the claim of the bankrupt.</p>