In re Nathan’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district ·

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1. ““In the disposition of property among creditors equality is equity. It is the genius and purpose of the act of 1898 to secure this result as far as possible from the moment its aid is invoked, whether by the debtor or by his creditors. Its exercise is vital to the ends of justice, and is necessary in order to enable the courts to enforce and make effective the various provisions of the act. The policy of the bankrupt act is to secure an equal distribution of the assets of the bankrupt among all his creditors, and a court of bankruptcy in which the bankrupt proceedings are pending, in order to preserve the property and protect the rights of all the creditors, has the unquestioned jurisdiction and power to enjoin any disposition thereof which would be in violation of tbe spirit, intent, and purpose of the act.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Norcross v. Nathan