Legal Opinion

Constance v. Harvey

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 3, 1954No. 247, Docket 23036PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARLAN, Circuit Judge.

The question before us is whether a chattel mortgage given by Francis T. Reilly, the bankrupt, to Thomas Constance, the appellant, is valid as against Reilly’s Trustee in Bankruptcy, the appellee. 1

On November 23, 1949, Constance sold; to Reilly, residing at Watervliet, Albany County, N. Y., a roadside diner located in the City of Albany, N. Y. The pur-, chase price was $35,000, payable $15,-000 in cash and $20,000 by a purchase money mortgage executed by Reilly in favor of Constance.

On November 25, 1949, Milton E. Ehrenreich, the attorney for Constance, sent copies of…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Karst v. . GaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  2. President & Directors of the Manhattan Co v. LaimbeerNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  3. In Re MyersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
  4. Tooker v. . Siegel-Cooper Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
  5. Hoffman v. Cream-O-ProductsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Lewis v. Manufacturers National Bank of DetroitSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. In the Matter of Federal's Inc., a Michigan Corporation, Debtor. Appeal of Matsushita Electric Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
  3. John O. England, Trustee of the Estate of Daniel E. Sanderson, Bankrupt v. Daniel E. Sanderson, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
  4. Brookhaven Bank & Trust Company v. D. E. GwinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  5. Frank S. Blackford, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Munro-Van Helms Company v. Commercial Credit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959

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