Goodrich v. England

262 F.2d 298 Coy C. GOODRICH, Appellant, v. John M. ENGLAND, Trustee of the Estate of Goodrich Manufacturing Co., a co-partnership consisting of Coy C. Goodrich and Lulu Goodrich, bankrupts, Appellee. Nos. 15081, 15501. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Nov. 5, 1958. Howard B. Crittenden, Jr., San Francisco, Cal., for appellant. Coy C. Goodrich, in pro. per. Lloyd H. Burke, U.S. Atty., Marvin D. Morgenstein, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for appellee. Spicer & Whiting, San Francisco, Cal., amicus curiae. Before DENMAN, BONE and ORR, Senior Circuit Judges. DENMAN, Senior Circuit Judge. 1 Coy C. Goodrich, hereafter appellant, appeals from two adverse rulings of the District Court in an action for an arrangement with his creditors instituted by Goodrich under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C.A. 701 et seq.). Appellant filed the petition for an arrangement on May 27, 1954, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.A. 722. The petition was referred to a referee in bankruptcy in accordance with 11 U.S.C.A. 731. Shortly thereafter, on June 29, 1954, appellant petitoned the District Court to dismiss the proceedings. The District Court referred the petition to the appointed…