IN RE HAMILTON

No. 4037.

29 F.2d 281 (1928)

In re HAMILTON. POSTEL v. BROADWAY TRUST CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

November 23, 1928.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Keefe, of East St. Louis, Ill., for appellant.

Dan McGlynn, of East St. Louis, Ill., for appellee.

Before ALSCHULER, PAGE, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

The Broadway Trust Company, of St. Louis, Missouri, recovered a judgment against J. A. Hamilton on April 25, 1927. On August 26, 1927, an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against Hamilton. The question is, Was the judgment obtained "within four months before the filing of the petition"?

The general rule in computing time is to exclude the first day and include the last. This is the rule of the Bankruptcy Act whenever the...

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