Legal Opinion
Palmer v. Massachusetts
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 6, 1939No. 7PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Frankfurter
October 23, 1935, opened another chapter in the long history of the vicissitude's of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. By filing a petition for reorganization under § 77 of the Bankruptcy Act (47 Stat. 1474, as amended by 49 Stat. 9.11 and 49 Stat. 1969, 11 U. S. C. § 205), the New Haven- invoked the shelter of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. There it has since remained. An episode in this new chapter, already four years old, is presented by this case. We brought it here, 306 U. S. 627, because it raises important questions under the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Houston, East & West Texas Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Kelly v. Washington Ex Rel. Foss Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- In Re TylerSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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3Cited by178 opinions
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- Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. v. Kalo Brick & Tile Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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