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18 F. Cas. 799

Orem v. Harley

Maryland District Court

Decided July 1, 1869

Maryland District Court · decided 1869-07-01

On the 12th of July, 1869, John M. Orem, Son & Co., creditors, filed their petition, praying that the defendant, George W. T. Harley, might be declared bankrupt. The petition proceeded upon two alleged acts of bankruptcy. It embraced the usual formal allegations, and set forth in full the character of the petitioners’ claim, which consisted of two promissory notes, one of which matured on the 13th of April, and •the other on the 6th of June.

Decided 1869-07-01

¶11869.

¶2Bankruptcy — Pleading — Sufficiency of Aver-ments — Answer—Intent in Suspending Payment.

¶32. The intent of the alleged bankrupt in suspending payment should be alleged as a fact.— Leave granted to answer.

¶4The demurrer was sustained as to the second allegation, and overruled as to the first, on the ground that a demurrer was not strictly the proper mode of presenting the question; but, without any expression of opinion upon the points submitted, leave was granted to the defendant, until October 9, to answer the first allegation, or take such other proceedings as seemed fit. whereupon his counsel filed a motion to discharge the rule requiring him to show cause in respect to the said first allegation. This motion was submitted upon the argument already made on the demurrer, and upon it THE COURT reserves its decision.

¶5 [Reprinted from 3 N. B. R. 263 (Quarto, 62), by permission.]

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