Legal Opinion
In re Greenman
District Court, D. Maine
Decided April 4, 1935No. 19901PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETERS, District Judge.
This matter was heard on a petition to review the action of the referee denying a confirmation of composition.
The question presented is whether a composition under new section 74 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended (11 USCA § 202) may be confirmed where it appears that the debtor has been discharged on his voluntary petition in bankruptcy within six years. That objection was raised by a creditor. The referee ruled that such a previous discharge prevented confirmation. I agree with him.
If the question were whether an ordinary discharge in bankruptcy could be granted within…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re KornbluthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- In re RadleyDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1918
- In re MassellDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1922
- Mandell v. LevyAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re ChaffinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 1980
- In Re MahaleyDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1960
- In Re BinghamDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1960
- Hill v. Topeka Morris Plan Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939