Legal Opinion
In re Shea
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 7, 1903No. 6,414PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Bankruptcy. On petition by creditor to set aside a sale of property by the trustee.
1Opinion of the Court
LOWEDD, District Judge.
This is a creditor’s petition to set aside the sale of an equity of redemption belonging to the bankrupt’s estate, which sale was made under the following circumstances: The equity of redemption was scheduled by the bankrupt as worth $1,000. The appraisers returned its value as nothing. An expert sent after-wards by the trustee to value the estate is said to have reported that it was not worth more than $500, and it was reappraised at that sum on January 15, 1903. On December 29, 1902, the petitioner’s counsel told the trustee that the petitioner wished to make a bid…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hartley v. RoffeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1878
- Angel v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Koop v. BurrisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- McCain v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1893
- In re BeldenDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1903
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re National Mining Exploration Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1911
- In re FabianDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1913