United States ex rel. Mansfield v. Flynn

Citations

• 179 F. 316
• 1909 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29

Syllabus

<p>Bankruptcy (§ 392*) — Protection of Bankrupt from Arrest-Power of Court of Bankruptcy.</p> <p>Where a bankrupt, wbo resided in another state, on being required to appear to testify before a referee, was given an order of protection prohibiting any person from arresting him on civil process while in the state in attendance on the hearing and for a stated time thereafter, an arrest on such a process before the expiration of the time is a violation of such order, and he will be discharged by the court of bankruptcy on writ of habeas corpus, regardless of .whether or not the claim on which he was arrested is dischargeable in bankruptcy.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Bankruptcy, Dec. Dig. § 392.*]</p>