Legal Opinion
In Re Lion Overall Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 23, 1943No. 78528PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, District Judge.
The United States petitions for a review of an order of the referee expunging its claim upon the ground that it is for a penalty, and, therefore, not provable under Section 93, sub. j, of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C.A.), which provides that “Debts owing to the United States * * * as a penalty or forfeiture shall not be allowed, except for the amount of the pecuniary loss sustained * * I think the order must be reversed and the petition sustained.
On July 30, 1940, the bankrupt entered into a contract with the United States under which he agreed to furnish 25,000…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. Bethlehem Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Kothe v. R. C. Taylor TrustSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Wise v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Abner L. Duncan's Heirs & Representatives v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1833
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Le Roy Dyal Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
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- Gordon v. Woods. In Re Young CorpCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- Plymouth Village Fire District v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1955
- City of Rye v. Public Service Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
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