Case Name: In re HELLER et al.
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1875-03-30
Citations: 11 F. Cas. 1052
Docket Number: 
Parties: In re HELLER et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 11
Pages: 1052–1052

Head Matter:
Case No. 6,338.
In re HELLER et al.
[32 Leg. Int. 136.]
District Court, S. D. New York.
March 30, 1875.
Bankruptcy — Verification of Involuntary Petition.
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy cannot be verified before a notary public.
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed by several creditors of the firm of Heller Bros. & Co., for an adjudication of said firm as bankrupts. This was opposed by the counsel for the debtors upon the ground that the original petition was not properly verified — verification having been made before a notary public, and not before a judge, register, or commissioner, as provided by section 5017, c. 2, tit 61, of the Revised Statutes.
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Opinion:
BLATCHFORD, District Judge,
rendered decision dismissing the petition and all the proceedings, and denying the motion for an adjudication, úpon the ground that the petition was not properly verified before a notary public.