Case Name: In re BOOTHE et ux.
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1941-04-11
Citations: 38 F. Supp. 10
Docket Number: No. B—8072
Parties: In re BOOTHE et ux.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Supplement
Volume: 38
Pages: 10–10

Head Matter:
In re BOOTHE et ux.
No. B—8072.
District Court, E. D. Washington, N. D.
April 11, 1941.
No appearance for farm debtors.
Tom S. Patterson, State Counsel, and Russell F. Stark, Asst. State Counsel, both of Seattle, Wash., for petitioning creditor Home Owners’ Loan Corporation.

Opinion:
SCHWELLENBACH, District Judge.
Petitioner's prayer that the Court enter an order sustaining the petition of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation and dismissing the petition of the Farm Debtors must be granted. Testimony shows that during the year 1940 the debtors had an income of seven hundred and fifty ($750) dollars. They received of that only two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars from the sale of chickens raised upon the property in question. The property formerly was a fruit orchard. However, the trees were pulled and during the last two years no orchard income was forthcoming. At least two-thirds of the debtor's income was derived from driving a bus or working as a carpenter. Under the provisions of the Statute he cannot be construed to be a farmer.
See In re Peterson, D.C., 8 F.Supp. 86; In re Palma Brothers, D.C., 8 F.Supp. 920; In re Fullagar, D.C., 8 F.Supp. 602; In re McMurray, D.C., 8 F.Supp. 449; In re Weis, D.C., 10 F.Supp. 227.