Wright v. Logan, 315 U.S. 139 (1942)

Wright v. Logan


No. 229


Argued January 9, 1942
Decided February 2, 1942
315 U.S. 139

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT

Syllabus

1. The right of a farmer to be adjudged a bankrupt under § 75(s) of the Bankruptcy Act is not conditioned upon the diligence with which he has sought to obtain a composition or an extension under § 75(a)-(r). P. 141.

2. Any right to redeem from a mortgage foreclosure and sale which a farmer debtor has at the time of applying for adjudication under § 75 of the Bankruptcy Act continues to be part of his assets and subject to the administration of the bankruptcy court. P. 142.

119 F.2d 354 reversed.

Certiorari, 314 U.S. 592, to review a judgment which affirmed a judgment of the bankruptcy court dismissing bankruptcy proceedings by farmer debtors and upholding the full force and effect of foreclosure proceedings in a state court.