Hamaker

This controversy arises in bankruptcy proceedings pending in the District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division.

Voluntary petitions in bankruptcy were filed at different times by appellants, William Nelson Hamaker and Orelia B. Ha-maker, his wife, in the District Court, the matters were referred to referees and the appellants were adjudicated bankrupts. An order discharging William Nelson Hamaker was made on November 12, 1936; Orelia B. Hamaker was discharged on February 8, 1940.

On October 28, 1943, upon petition of the Bank of America, a creditor, the estate of Orelia B. Hamaker (hereinafter referred to as the wife) was reopened and referred to a referee. Proceedings were had, a meeting of creditors held, and William I. Heffron (hereinafter referred to as the trustee) was elected trustee in said reopened estate. On November 4, 1943, a like petition was filed by said bank and like proceedings were had in the estate of William Nelson Hamaker (hereinafter referred to as the husband), a meeting of creditors held, and William I. Heffron elected trustee. The trustee filed a petition in the wife’s estate asking that an order issue requiring the bankrupt to…