Legal Opinion
Federal Land Bank of SpringField v. Hansen
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 15, 1940No. 175PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PATTERSON, Circuit Judge.
The question is whether the petition of a farmer seeking relief under section 75 of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 203, should have been dismissed by the district court on motion of a mortgagee, on the gropnd that the proceeding was not brought in good faith and could not bring about the financial rehabilitation of the farmer. The district judge denied the motion to dismiss.
The debtor, Marie P. Hansen, on May 9, 1938, filed' a petition under section 75, representing that she was a farmer and desired to make a composition or extension agreement with her creditors.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Wilson v. Alliance Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
- In Re HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- Cowherd v. Phœnix Joint Stock Land BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- Sullivan v. TofflemoyerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
3Cited by1 opinion
- Federal Land Bank of Springfield v. HansenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940