Legal Opinion
Hoile v. Unity Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1943No. 5055PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal was taken from an order of the District Court whereby a plea to the jurisdiction was sustained and a creditors’ petition for the reorganization of Unity Life Insurance Company, a South Carolina corporation, under Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 501 et seq., was dismissed. The theory of the creditors is that the debtor is a business, moneyed and commercial corporation entitled to reorganization under the terms of the Act; but the District Judge held that the debtor is not subject to reorganization in this way, because it is either a fraternal…
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