Case Name: Arthur Block, Respondent, v. Thomas M. Farley, Sheriff of New York County, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1932-05-12
Citations: 143 Misc. 785
Docket Number: 
Parties: Arthur Block, Respondent, v. Thomas M. Farley, Sheriff of New York County, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 143
Pages: 785–785

Head Matter:
Arthur Block, Respondent, v. Thomas M. Farley, Sheriff of New York County, Appellant.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,
May 12, 1932.
John F. Keating, for the appellant.
Abraham S. Sara&ohn, for the respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
While, ordinarily, the United States courts are courts of limited jurisdiction they are given exclusive jurisdiction in bankruptcy and, therefore, their orders and judgments possess all the incidents and qualities of finality of courts of general jurisdiction in such matters. (Sabin v. Larkin-Green Logging Co., 218 Fed. 984.) In the instant case it appeared on the face of the order discharging the prisoner that it was made in bankruptcy proceedings, which was the fact. Therefore, the ministerial officer was protected in obeying the order of discharge. {Levy v. Melody, 50 Misc. 509.)
Order modified to the extent of denying the motion to dismiss the first separate defense, and as modified affirmed, without costs.
All concur; present, Levy, Callahan and Untekmyer, JJ.