In re Elmendorf
In re Elmendorf
Opinion of the Court
This is an application by the bankrupt for an order directing the assignee to repay to him, out of the assigned estate, certain fees and disbursements necessarily paid by him to the clerk, marshal, etc., in the course of the proceedings in bankruptcy, or for disbursements which those officers would have necessarily incurred. Among the items so asked to be repaid to' the bankrupt is the sum of $50, deposited with the clerk, pursuant to section 5124, on April 80, 1878, prior to the issuing of the warrant, to the repayment of which the assignee objects. The bankrupt’s voluntary petition was filed April 13, 1878.
Rule 29 of the general orders in bankruptcy provides that “the fees of the register, marshal, and clerk shall be paid or secured in all cases
Rule 29 expressly declares that “funds deposited with the register, marshal, or clerk shall, in all cases where they come out of the bankrupt’s estate, be considered as a part of such estate.” The item of $50 now asked to be reimbursed to the bankrupt was such a deposit with the clerk; and, if it comes out of the bankrupt’s estate, it formed a part of that estate to which the bankrupt cannot have any claim whatever. Anon. 1 N. B. R. 122. The deposit in this case was made very shortly after the filing of the voluntary petition. There is nothing in the petition to indicate, nor is there any presumption, that this deposit did not come out of the bankrupt’s estate. If, in fact, it was procured from other sources, the bankrupt is entitled to have it restored to him; otherwise, not. If the parties cannot agree upon the facts in reference to that point, a reference to the register in charge may be had to ascertain and report the facts in that regard.
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