White v. Schloerb

Citations

• 178 U.S. 542
• 20 S. Ct. 1007
• 44 L. Ed. 1183
• 1900 U.S. LEXIS 1701

Syllabus

<p>After an adjudication in bankruptcy, an action of replevin in a state court cannot be commenced and maintained against the bankrupt to recover property in the possession of and claimed by the bankrupt at the time of that adjudication, and in the possession of a referee in bankruptcy at the time when the action of replevin is begun; and the District Court of the United States, sitting in bankruptcy, lias jurisdiction by summary proceedings to compel the return of the property seized.</p>