Legal Opinion
Schweitzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 22, 1986No. Civ. A. 81-5375, 81-5376, 82-1683 to 82-1685, 82-2467, 82-2999, 82-4923, 84-2439, 85-2077, 84-2958, 85-2894, 85-1229, 85-1378, 84-1845, 84-4075, 84-2830, 86-1513, 85-4643, 86-2334, 86-1601PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DITTER, District Judge.
After years of supervision, litigation, legislation, and negotiation under Section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act and the Rail Reorganization Act, the Reading Company emerged from reorganization proceedings. It no longer operated a railroad as its rail holdings were transferred to the Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail) in 1976, through acts of Congress. Its assets consisted principally of real estate holdings and a substantial claim against the government for the railroad properties conveyed to Conrail. Its liabilities were completely restructured, and…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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