In re Sawilowsky
| Decision Date | 15 November 1922 |
| Docket Number | 2366. |
| Citation | 284 F. 975 |
| Parties | In re SAWILOWSKY. |
| Court | U.S. District Court — Southern District of Florida |
Sabel & Reinstine, of Jacksonville, Fla., for bankrupt and petitioner.
Johnson & McIllvaine, of Jacksonville, Fla., for Thos. C. Sutker.
Marks Marks & Holt, of Jacksonville, Fla., for trustee.
This cause coming on to be heard upon the petition to review the order of the referee in bankruptcy approving the sale of the bankrupt's goods, three grounds of error are alleged:
I. The order is broader than the order of sale.
II. The order is not in accordance with advertisement.
III. Said order was beyond the scope of the Bankruptcy Act.
The order of the referee, made September 27th, confirmed the sale of the 'entire stock of merchandise and fixtures with the good will and trade-name of the above bankrupt. ' The order of sale described the property to be sold as the 'entire stock of ladies', misses', and children's shoes, hosiery, findings, and store fixtures' of the bankrupt.
The objection of the bankrupt to the order is that the sale and confirmation order included the good will and trade-name 'Children's Bootery.' It is clear to my mind that the trade-name could have been disposed of by the bankrupt and, if it was of any value, passed to the trustee upon his appointment. I do not think the case of In re Myers, 208 F. 407, 125 C.C.A. 569, applies to this case. I recognize the principle there decided.
In the instant case, if the trade-name did pass to the trustee there was no abandonment, and the cases bearing upon that question are not in point. In the instant case the trade-name and good will were appropriated and sold for the benefit of the creditors. As I have had occasion heretofore to point out (284 F. 158), the bankrupt, having parted with his property for the benefit of his creditors, can have no interest in the method of the disposal of same, and is not a person interested, who can have a review of the order of the referee confirming a sale of same.
Some reference was made in argument to rule 107 of this court, and it was sought to construe that rule to the effect that a private sale could be made by the trustee if the creditors at their first meeting authorized same. The rule is not susceptible of such a construction. In my judgment it means that creditors by such a resolution would waive the notice required by section 58 of the Bankruptcy Act (Comp. St. Sec....
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