Legal Opinion

In re Spohn Motor Co.

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided February 11, 1958No. 22820PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOURLEY, Chief Judge.

In this motion of an individual creditor to dismiss creditors’ petition to adjudicate an involuntary bankruptcy, the following question is raised:

Where creditors’ petition for involuntary bankruptcy alleges individual creditor of debtor has secured a preference and no objection thereto has been forthcoming from the debtor, does said individual creditor have the right to contest allegations in an involuntary petition and thereby suspend an involuntary adjudication in bankruptcy?

The answer is “No.”

I am satisfied that the law and congressional intent is geared to avoid the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re CardenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
  2. In re T. J. Ronan Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1953

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re QDN LLCCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  2. In re TannerDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. In re QDN LLCCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010

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