Legal Opinion
Burco, Inc. v. Whitworth
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1936No. 3983, 3991PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
In this proceeding for corporate reorganization under section 77B of the National Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C.A. § 207) instituted in 1934, the question arose upon the passage of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (15 U.S.C.A. § 79 et seq.) whether the trustees of the debtor corporation should comply with the act as a valid exercise of Congressional power. Being advised that the act was unconstitutional, the trustees sought the instruction of the District Court, and two petitions were filed by intervening creditors who disagreed as to the validity of the act, one…
2Cases cited71 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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