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In re Zeis

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided April 24, 1917No. 187PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of New York. In the matter of George J. Zeis, bankrupt. From the judgment of the District Court, McCarthy Bros. & Ford appeal.

1Per curiam

This is an appeal under section 25a (3) of the Bankruptcy Act (Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, 30 Slat. 553 [Comp. St. 1916, § 9609]), taken March 6, 1916, from a judgment of the District Court rendered February 8, 1916, refusing to give the appellants priority over the trustee in respect to execution issued upon the judgment recovered by them against the bankrupt more than four months before the petition was filed. Matter of Loving, 224 U. S. 183, 32 Sup. Ct. 446, 56 L. Ed. 725. The court found that the appellants had allowed the execution issued on their judgment to become dormant.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Conboy v. First Nat. Bank of Jersey CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. Matter of LovingSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  3. Holden v. StrattonSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  4. Martin v. Globe Bank & Trust Co. of PaducahCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1912

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Straton v. NewSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. In Re Jayrose Millinery Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
  3. Minnich v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  4. In re HenningsenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
  5. Southern Cooperative Foundry Co. v. Warlick Furniture Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1936

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