The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-13
UNITED STATES COURT.
Important Orders Entered by Judge
Hughes I'm Bankrupt Cases.
OPINION As TO JURISDICTION OF STATE
COURTS IN QUESTIONS OF FRAUD
AFFECTING Il BANKRUP1'S
REAL ESTATE.

In the United States District Courb yes
terday there were thrty-five orders entered
in the following cases, quite number
them after argument by counsel:
Inre W.D. Queseuberry, bankrupt. Pc
tition of Charles Mason filed. and order t
show cause, returnabIe April 4th, issued.
In re John F. Cobbs, late register. Orde
directing him to transfer papers in his hand
in cases pending in this district to W. "
Forbes, register. "
| Inr William NJ. Sutton e. Co., baakrupts
Order authorizing assignees to become par
| ties to a suit in Circuit Court of Henrict
county.
In re Edith Jones, bankrupt. Order re
ferring cause to NJ. F. Peasants, special com
missioner. for report.
In re John Cartwright, bankrupt. Repor
Of sale filed and order confirming sale.
Wendlinger and Howard, assignees, Us
George S. Prince ct ain chancery. An
swers and exhibits of defendants fled, ant
replications thereto. Order referring to tn,
United States Commissioney TO. take ;testi
mony. -Ig,.,z., .r...,e.s,
Order amending order Of February 13
1874, in regard to money in the hands of as
signees, SO as to embrace aSsignees in case
pending in this court who reside in tht
western district.
In re John W. Smith, bankrupt. Peti
/! ton Of David Price filed and order entered
restraining the assignees from further pay
! ments to bankrupt, and that said assignee
render account before Register Forbes ant
answer said petition.
In re Rebecca w. Krlschman, bankrupt
Order for sac Of real estate.
In re William +. Leavit, bankrupt. No
lice filed and matter continued until mex
Monday.
In re George W. Smith, bankrupt. An
swer Of assignee filed to petition for eX
emption.
In re F. II. Valentine, bankrupt. Peti
ton for exemption filed and order to show
cause issued.
In re Saunders & Yeager, bankrupts. Peti
tion for exemption and order to show cause
issued.
In re Misses Blakey, bankrupis. Petition
for exemption and order to show cause
issued.
In re William P. Van Ness, j. II. Stewart
George w. Hanks, James S. Johnson, James
d. Smith, Peter S. Northern, Elizabeth D.
Snead, and Martin Shay, bankrupts. Orders
to show cause why real estate should not be
sold.
R.T. Webster us. F. G. Williams ct als-in
chancery. Injunction awarded upon com.
plainant giving $500 bond.
In re Willoughby Newton, Jr. Order for
sale o. real estate. ..
hire Thomas j. Turpin. Order for sale
of real estate.
In re John R. Cavan, bankrupt. William
E. Hart appointed receiver, to give bond OF
81 900 before Register Forbes. ...-
In re Joseph A. Peck, bankrupt. Order
of October Is, 1873, allowing bankrupt $3.50
as part exemption set aside.
In re Ro. c. Grant, bankrupt. AL pro.
ceedings on restraining order Of June II,
1873, dismissed.
Inre Thomas NJ. Jones, bankrupt. Assign.
ee's % report OF sales confirmed. ...
In re Robert S. CarneaIe, bankrupt. AS
sisnee's report of sale confirmed.
In re Samuel X. Lucy, bankrupt. Re-
straining order rescinded.
In re George S. Feurst, bankrupt. Order
to pay rent.
In re 5. B.. Major, bankrupt. W. R.
Burksdale appointed special commissioner
to sell land, &c.
In re john o. Chiles, bankrupt. Order
for assignee to show cause why he has not
IepoIlcu.
In re Thomas \ Digges, bankrupt. Order
for assignee to sell real estate.
Among other important rulings was one
mace in the case Of Samuel Il. Lucy, bank
rupt, in Brunswick county. In this case
the question was whether restraining or
der which had been granted in 1873 upon a
petition complaining Of the adjudication by
the Circuit Court of Brunswick declaring a
conveyance which had been made by the
bankrupt Of real estate fraudulent should
be dissolved. The court decided that where
q court of competent jurisdiction had enter.
tanned and adjudicated question of fraud
affecting q bankrupt's real estate this court
would not reopen that question. 1t there
fore dissolved the restraining order which
had been granted, restraining the sale
of bankrupt's property adjudged to have
been fraudulently conveyed, the order hay
ing been obtained on petition insisting that
the conveyance had been made in good faith,
and complaining of the decree of the State
court.