Legal Opinion
Seedman v. Friedman
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 27, 1942No. 33PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises the questions whether or not a contract for sale of its assets made by a debtor in arrangement proceedings after confirmation of the arrangement was nullified by a later order of the court vacating the confirmation order and adjudicating the debtor a bankrupt or was for other reasons unenforceable. The referee and the district court have both ruled that under the circumstances here present the contract fell with the arrangement, and have thus rejected claimant’s contention that he is entitled to damages which have a preferred status under Bankruptcy…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Central Trust Co. of Ill. v. Chicago Auditorium Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Steelman v. All Continent Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- People v. Security Life Insurance & Annuity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
- People v. Globe Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Wright v. . HartNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
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3Cited by21 opinions
- North American Car Corp. v. Peerless Weighing & Vending MacHine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Lowenschuss v. KaneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- In the Matter of NEWPORT HARBOR ASSOCIATES, D/B/A Newport Harbor Treadway, Inc., Etc. and James W. Kirby, Etc., Debtors, AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Clinton Trust Co. v. John H. Elliott Leather Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Texas Consumer Finance Corp. v. First National City BankDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
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