Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Dasher
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 6, 1933No. 30PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
During the night immediately following the filing of a bankruptcy petition the president of a bankrupt corporation withdrew the bulk of the merchandise by stealth and lodged it in hiding places known only to himself. Part has been retrieved; part is still concealed. The District Court, confirming the report of a referee, made a turnover order for the return by the respondent of the property withheld. On the ground that the order was void for indefiniteness the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed it, except as to a few items no longer contested. 63 F. (2d) 749. A writ of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Oriel v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Kirby v. TallmadgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Ketchum v. . EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Marks v. . CowdinNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Epstein v. SteinfeldCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1914
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Maggio v. ZeitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Boone v. LightnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- In Re RidingUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1984
- Johnson v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
- Danish v. SofranskiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
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