¶1said, “I am of opinion that the questions certified are not ‘points or questions arising in the course of the proceedings,’ before the register or upon the result of such proceedings, and that, therefore, the opinion of the district judge upon them cannot be asked in this way. I decline to express an opinion on either' of the questions certified.”
4 F. Cas. 37
In re Bray
Decided July 1, 1868
District Court, D. Kentucky · decided 1868-07-01
[In bankruptcy. The following questions were certified by the register:] “Is a judgment in favor of the United States against the bankrupt for a fine, in default of the payment of which he is now confined in jail, a debt from which ‘a discharge in bankruptcy would release him,’ and is the said bankrupt now entitled to be released from imprisonment, during the pendency of proceedings in bankruptcy, upon his petition?” The attorney of the bankrupt, J. E. Thomas, insists that a…
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The opinion of the register is adverse to bankrupt · Decided 1868-07-01
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