Legal Opinion
Price v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 11, 1926No. 454PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
October. 2, 1923, Charles H.'Meats, a simple contract creditor, .brought suit on behalf of himself and other, creditors against J. M. Gidding &-Company, a New York' corporation. Among the facts alleged ip the complaint are these. Defendant was engaged in the business of importing and selling wearing apparel at retail in New" York and four other cities. - It owed plaintiff $10,000 on-a promissory note;. its debts were large, and it .was without money to pay those, then due and shortly to become due.
If its assets could bé sold in the usual course of business they would be in excess of its…
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