Legal Opinion
Compass Investment Group v. Maidman
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 13, 1982No. 317, Docket 81-5036PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
Debtor Land Trust No. 2, through its trustee Richard H. M. Maidman, sought the protection of Chapter XII of the Bankruptcy Act of 1898, §§ 401 et seq., 11 U.S.C. §§ 801 et seq. (1976)1 over the objection of mortgagee Compass Investment Group that land trusts could not file for bankruptcy relief. Bankruptcy Judge Lewittes held that land trusts could file under the Act, 2 B.R. 569, 5 B.C.D. 1334 (S.D.N.Y. 1980). The district court affirmed in an unpublished order (Motley, J.). We affirm.
The Chapter XII petition, the documentary record and the bankruptcy court’s opinions…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Central Trust Co. v. Official Creditors' Committee of Geiger Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- American Surety Co. of NY v. MarottaSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- In Re Cushman Bakery and Cushman Baking Company. Appeal of Jacob Agger, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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