Legal Opinion
Lamson Co. v. Evans
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 25, 1933No. 488PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
Lainson Company, Inc., filed a claim with the trustee in bankruptcy of Glazer’s, Inc., in the sum of $5,977.47. The referee allowed $706 of the claim, but disallowed the item of $5,271.47 because he deemed it was based upon a provision in the contract upon which the proof of claim was founded which provided for an illegal penalty. Lamson Company, Inc., petitioned to review the referee’s order, and the District Judge reversed the referee and allowed the claim in full. The order of reversal was made on December 15, 3 932. We are asked to review the decision of…
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