In re Tybo Mining & Reduction Co.’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““If no proceeding in bankruptcy had been instituted in Maine against the corporation prior to the time of the filing of the petition of creditors in this court, its jurisdiction, under the provisions of this statute, could not be questioned, because this petition states ‘that Tybo Mining & Reduction Company is a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Maine, and has for the greater portion of six months next preceding the date of filing this petition had its principal place of business at Tybo, in the county of Nye, and state and district aforesaid.’ This is one of the grounds giving jurisdiction to the courts. But it affirmatively appears that prior to the time of filing the petition in this state the District Court of Maine had acquired jurisdiction under the provisions of the bankruptcy act. The petition in that case averred ‘that the Tybo Mining & Reduction Company, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the state of Maine, has for the greater portion of six months next preceding the date of the filing of this petition had a principal place of business and had its domicile at Portland, in the county of Cumberland, and state and district aforesaid,’ and these are the grounds giving that court jurisdiction under the provisions of the statute. It goes without discussion that both courts ought not to proceed with independent hearings. That such a proceeding would be detrimental to all the parties concerned is too plain for ar”

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   e.g. In re Tybo Mining & Reduction Co.