Legal Opinion
Matter of Brown (Gerdes)
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 22, 1943PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFinch, J.
The question raised by this appeal is whether a State court may fix the fees of attorneys appointed by a Federal court subsequent to the filing of the reorganization petition of a debtor under chapter VIII (§ 77 B) of the Bankruptcy Act (TJ. S. Code, tit.' 11) to bring suit in a State court upon causes of action constituting assets of the estate of the debtor.
The controversy arose in the course of the administration of the assets of the Reynolds Investing Company, Inc., a debtor, in proceedings then pending under the National Bankruptcy Act in the United States District Court for the District…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kalb v. FeuersteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Thompson v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. United States Realty & Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Isaacs v. Hobbs Tie & Timber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Gross v. Irving Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Brown v. GerdesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Austrian v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- In Re ThorogoodUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1982
- Nolan v. Hemingway Bros. Interstate Trucking Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- Austrian v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
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