Legal Opinion
American Guaranty Corporation and Harry H. Burton, Receiver v. The United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided October 18, 1968No. 408-66PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DURFEE, Judge.
Plaintiff filed a voluntary petition under Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act to effect an arrangement with its creditors, which was subsequently confirmed by the District Court. As part of the expense of the bankruptcy proceedings, plaintiff was required to deposit $141,-077.11 for additional fees for the Referees’ Salary and Expense Fund. This sum was computed at one percent of the face amount of debts paid in cash in distribution to creditors under the Bankruptcy Act.
Plaintiff now seeks to recover the amount of additional fees it deposited in the Bankruptcy Court on the ground…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Stoll v. GottliebSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Towne v. EisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- In the Matter of NEWPORT HARBOR ASSOCIATES, D/B/A Newport Harbor Treadway, Inc., Etc. and James W. Kirby, Etc., Debtors, AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- In Re FIDELITY MORTGAGE INVESTORS, Debtor. LIFETIME COMMUNITIES, INC., Appellant, v. the ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF the UNITED STATES COURTS, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Lowe v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007
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