Case Name: WASHINGTON et al v. TEARNEY et al.
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1912-05-29
Citations: 197 F. 307
Docket Number: No. 1,068
Parties: WASHINGTON et al v. TEARNEY et al.
Judges: Before GO FK and PRITCHARD, Circuit Judges, and ROSE, District Judge.
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 197
Pages: 307–308

Head Matter:
WASHINGTON et al v. TEARNEY et al.
(Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
May 29, 1912.)
No. 1,068.
Bankruptcy (§ 468 ) — Practice on Appeal — Findings.
On an appeal in a bankruptcy proceeding, findings of fact and conclusions of law will not ordinarily be stated by the Circuit Court of Aplicáis, unless requested, and the request should, be made at the time of argument.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Bankruptcy, Cent. Dig. § 930; Dec. Dig. § 468.*
Appeal and review in bankruptcy cases, see note to In re Eggert, 43 a C. A. 9.J
On rehearing. Dormer ruling affirmed.
For former opinion, see 194 Fed. 830.
Before GO FK and PRITCHARD, Circuit Judges, and ROSE, District Judge.
For other cases see same topic & § number in Dec. & Am. Digs. 1907 to date, & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
ROSE, District Judge.
Our order affirming the decree below was entered March 16, 1912. On April 9th the trustees in bankruptcy filed a petition for rehearing. For the first time they then asked for findings of fact and conclusions of law. General Order in Bank-, ruptcy 36, par. 3 (89 Fed. xiv, 32 C. C. A. xxxvi). Such findings and conclusions will not ordinarily be made unless requested. Chapman v. Bowen, 207 U. S. 91, 28 Sup. Ct. 32, 52 L. Ed. 116. The request should be made before the decree of this court is entered. Knapp v. Milwaukee Trust Co., 162 Fed. 675, 89 C. C. A. 467; Crucible Steel Co. v. Holt, 174 Fed. 127, 98 C. C. A. 101.
Convenience will be promoted and time saved if at the argument of the cause' any party who contemplates an appeal to the Supreme Court, if the conclusion of this court shall be against him, shall ask that such findings and conclusions be made. In future we shall expect such applications to be presented, if at all, at the hearing. We have not heretofore had occasion to say anything on this subject. When the present request was made, we therefore thought it fitting to take such action as would enable the trustee to appeal, if this be a case in which an appeal will lie, as to which we express no opinion. We granted the motion for rehearing, not that we desired to hear further argument, and not that we saw an)' reason to modify the opinion heretofore handed down, but merely that findings of fact and conclusions of law might be made and filed at or before the time of entering our final decree.
Such findings and conclusions having been now filed, we will reenter as of this date the decree heretofore passed.