New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-27
IAITED STATES DIsTKIUT COT ga
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
IN TIE MATTER OF L. J. PHILLIPS, BANK
-upu.
In II ankruptcy-No. 7se.

ITO THE HONORABLE E. L. DURELL;
L Judge of the District Court OF the United
States for the District OF louisiana, sitting n Dank
i he petition OF E. E Norton. of the city Of New
Orleans, herein appearing as the assignee IN bank
ruptcy OF the estate OF L. D. Philips. banhrupt re-
spectfuy represents that org the assets surren-
dered by the bankrupt and belonging TO the af9re
said estate in bankruptcy, there Is tae fo'!owlns
described real estate, situated m the state OF Lou
The southwest quarter Of lie northwest quarter
of twenty-four. and tue northeast quarter OF
nine west, except pg the northwest quarter OF the
last nance quarter seetion: also, the northwest
quarter of the quarter or section twenty
four, township twenty, rars nine west
Your petitioner further rep1 ssents taat the acre
neeT3 a IssI cSarsed
hereinafter specified mortgages, judgments, hens
M6rtgage in favor Of F o. Krous for $50.
And your petitione further represents that It IS
impossible for him deerrul The validity OF said
membranes and the amount due thereon; tbat pc
can not ascertain the value OF said property oy
agreement between himself aud the creditors ho!c,
said security, as provided IN section t"enly OF
the ban kTUDt act Of 1851 And that l. Is necessary
in order 20 ascertain th9 value OF SAD pFopsity, ana
Tor tns due, proper apd speedy ADMINISTRATION OF
said estate and for the interest Of t1e creators
therein. that said estate De sod 81 puGc au9tlon,
| free and clear OF all lneur FRANCES. Ihat al 9sd
judgments mortgages liens and privileges rec9rded
! against said property De caaceed and erased, so
| that your petitioner car convey & GEAR hhu uhln.
numbered title to any purchaser thereof, rsserVlng
to said T. q. Krou3 aad - all other persons, 81
their rights law to the proceeds or me SAFE OF SAID
property upon the distribution thereof.
| Wherefore your petitioner pays that he may be
oriered and authorized to sell said property above
described at public auction. free and clear from all
| incumbrauces hat all ssid judgments, mort gakes,
hens and pr vieges recorded against said property
| be Cancelled ana erased so that your petitioner can
| convey clear and unincumbered title to any pur;
chaser thereof. reser7ing TO SAID f. .. hrnuS, and
to all other persons all the rights in law 10 the pro
cseds OF s,le of said property according to their
rank And ne prsys for ali other necessary orders.
(Sisned) A. DEB. HUGHES, Attorney
On motion of a. Deb. Hughes, attorney Of f. E.
Norton. assignee, and upon suggesting 10 the court
that he has filed in this court the foregoing petl
| ton it IS ordered that +. o. krous, Germantown,
Louisiana, and all other parties in interest do show
cause upon the fourteenth day OF May, A. ID 1870. q!
eleven o'clock a. NJ, before this court, why the said
petition should not be granted and said property
| sold as prayed for, and Why all Membranes re
| corded against said property SD ould not be can
| ceied aud erased. And II is further ordered tna
notice of this pet and order be served upon sale
f. q. krous and all other persons, by serving copy
thereof upon them, their agent attorney. or oy
| said E. h Norton, assignee, publishing copy 81
| said petit ion and order three times the New Or
! leans Repu oIican, newspaper printed in New Or
leans, the last pn bcation be made at least tve
days before the day of hear pg.
| Signed April 8, 1870
| A true copy: Z. q. DURELL, Judge.
| Clerks office, New Orleans April s, ls70.
| aplO 2l my8 CHARLES CLAIBORNE, Clerk.