»Bil je konkurz prava katastrofa.« Stečajni postopki pred Deželnim sodiščem v Ljubljani med letoma 1900 in 1918
“The Bankruptcy Was a Real Disaster.” Bankruptcy Proceedings In The Provincial Court In Ljubljana Between 1900 and 1918

Summary/Abstract: The contribution analyses the bankruptcy proceedings that took place in the Ljubljana Provincial Court between 1900 and 1918. The typical course of bankruptcy proceedings and their stages are reconstructed mainly based on the court documents. The introduction lists the reasons that drove private individuals and entrepreneurs into bankruptcy, followed by the declaration of bankruptcy, the selection of a bankruptcy commissioner and administrator, the position of creditors, ways of achieving the maximum possible value of the bankruptcy estate, the distribution of the estate, and the conclusion of the proceeding. Quotations from court files provide insight into the many problems faced by everyone involved in these proceedings, from the non-cooperation of debtors and low quotas to World War I.

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