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SLOAN v. LEWIS

89 U.S. 150 (____)

22 Wall. 150

SLOAN v. LEWIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. H.W. Guion, for the plaintiff in error:

Mr. Samuel Field Phillips, contra.

The CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the opinion of the court.

The Bankrupt Act* provides for an adjudication of involuntary bankruptcy upon the petition of one or more creditors, the aggregate of whose debts provable under the act amounts to at least $250. It becomes necessary, therefore, to ascertain what constitutes a debt that may be proved. The plaintiff in error contends that it is limited to the...

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