Horace Gray, White v. Schloerb — Opinion of the Court
“ Under §§ 33-43 of the bankrupt act of 1898 and the Twelfth General Order in Bankruptcy, referees in bankruptcy are appointed by the courts of bankruptcy, and take the same oath of office as judges of United States courts, each case in bankruptcy is referred by the court of bankruptcy to a referee, and he exercises much of the judicial authority of that court. ”
Horace Gray, White v. Schloerb — Opinion of the Court
“ Jenness, 7 How. 612, 625, 12 L. ed. 841, 846; Buck v. Colbath, 3 Wall. 334, 341, 18 L. ed. 257, 260; Covell v. Heyman, 111 U.S. 176, 182, 28 L. ed. 390, 392, 4 Sup. Ct. Rep. 355.The second question certified relates to this point, although it is not so clearly expressed as it might be, and omits to mention in whose possession the property was when the writ of replevin was sued out. ”
