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Bankruptcy - Reorganization - Nature Of Farmer-Debtor's Right To Adjudication Under Section 75 (S), Louis C. Andrews, Jr.
Bankruptcy - Reorganization - Nature Of Farmer-Debtor's Right To Adjudication Under Section 75 (S), Louis C. Andrews, Jr.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff, a farmer, filed his original petition May 3, 1934, under section 74 of the Bankruptcy Act. Eleven months later he amended his petition, seeking relief under section 75 (a)-(r). Until March 2, 1940, no progress was made, and at that time the plaintiff sought adjudication under subsection (s). The district court entered an order that the petition be denied and the mortgagee's title recognized. The circuit court of appeals affirmed, stating that the petitioner had an affirmative duty to proceed diligently in obtaining a composition and extension agreement under subsections (a)-( r). Held, reversed. The benefits of section …
Evidence - Admissibility Of Evidence Gained By Use Of Detectaphone, Michigan Law Review
Evidence - Admissibility Of Evidence Gained By Use Of Detectaphone, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
Appellant was indicted for conspiracy to violate the Bankruptcy Act. An agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was permitted by the custodian of the building to enter appellant's office without his knowledge, and to install a dictaphone connecting with an adjoining room. However, the dictaphone failed to operate, and the only evidence which the agents were able to get was by means of a detectaphone which was in the same room with the agents, and which was not connected with the dictaphone. Held, the detectaphone recordings were admissible in evidence because no trespass was committed in getting the …