Legal Opinion
Matter of Whitney-Forbes, Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 19, 1983No. 06-01168PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD L. MERRICK, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter comes on to be heard upon the Trustee’s petition for leave to employ counsel.
On March 23, 1972, Whitney-Forbes, Inc. filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act of 1898. The trustee, Avrum Dannen, (“Dannen”) advises that the estate and the case were closed in 1975. On July 2, 1982 the case was reopened. The stated purpose for reopening the case was to void the sale of a paint spray gun patent to Albert E. Sloan (designated officer of the debtor as well as its principal shareholder) and to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,745 Dean Woods, and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Covington County Bank, Edward Hoglund v. Covington County BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- In Re Yarn Processing Patent Validity Litigation. Celanese Corporation and Fiber Industries, Inc. v. Leesona Corporation, Lex Tex Ltd., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,017 Carl R. Duncan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation v. Gulf Oil Corporation, and United Nuclear CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In Re RobertsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1985
- Crowe v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- In Re Heck's, Inc.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1988
- Cook Banking Co. v. Davis (In Re Davis)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1984
- In Re Johore Investment Co. (U.S.A.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Hawaii · 1985
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