JOHN W. PECK, District Judge.
The Petition for Review of an order of the Referee in Bankruptcy which brings this matter before us presents a single and narrow question. That question is whether the filing of a petition for an arrangement under Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.) institutes a "proceeding in bankruptcy" within the meaning of that phrase as used in a lease.
In the instrument in question, the petitioner herein leased...
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