Legal Opinion

In re Independent Book Corp.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided April 22, 1940PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GODDARD, District Judge.

This is a petition to review an order of the Referee summarily directing Square Deal Printers, Inc., to turn over to the Trustee five printing presses and one heater now in its possession. Petitioner urges on this review that the Referee did not have jurisdiction to entertain the shmmary proceedings as the court .did not have actual or constructive possession of the property and there was a substantial adverse claim. In addition it is asserted that the proceeding is defective as the adverse claimants were not made parties.

The uncontradicted facts are that the property…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. May v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. In re GoldmanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1933
  3. Sheppard v. LincolnDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1910

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In Re WarrenDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1975
  2. Meehan v. Nelsonville Mobile Home SalesDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1975

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