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11 Jones & S. 385

Poillon v. Lawrence

The Superior Court of New York City

Decided February 4, 1878

The Superior Court of New York City · decided 1878-02-04

This is an action brought by the plaintiff, as •■assignee of Joseph Kittell and Alexander Klingenberg, judgment creditors of one Charles L. Lazarus ■(whom the… Held: that the common law jurisdiction of the State courts, in matters growing out of bankruptcy proceedings, is not abrogated or divested, except where the jurisdiction of the United States court is expressly made exclusive by the act (Claflin v. Houseman, 93 U. S. 130. See also Cook v. Whipple, 55 N. Y. 150). VII.

Decided 1878-02-04

By the Court.—Freedman, J.

¶1—The reasons assigned by the learned judge below in sustaining the demurrers, are conclusive upon this court.

¶2The order and judgment appealed from should be affirmed with costs.

¶3Curtis, Ch. J., and Sedgwick, J., concurred.

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