Legal Opinion
United States v. Embassy Restaurant, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 9, 1959No. 174PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
The sole issue involved here is whether contributions by an employer to a union welfare fund which are required by a collective bargaining agreement are entitled, in bankruptcy, to priority as being “wages . . . due to workmen” under § 64 (a) (2) of the Bankruptcy Act, as *30amended.1 Both the trial court, 154 F. Supp. 141, and the Court of Appeals, 254 F. 2d 475, held that such contributions enjoyed priority. This resulted in a conflict with the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Local 140 Security Fund v. Hack, 242 F. 2d 375, in view of which we granted certiorari 358 U. S. 811
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- Inland Steel Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
- Kuehner v. Irving Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
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