Legal Opinion
Fidelity Assurance Assn. v. Sims
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 5, 1943No. 319PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts
This case presents important questions concerning the construction of Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act. Many states of the Union are interested because of the asserted incidence of its provisions upon state laws and rights thereby created. A number of state officers are parties.
Fidelity Assurance Association, a West Virginia corporation, filed its petition for reorganization in the District Court for Southern West Virginia. The Judge made an order approving the petition as properly filed. He also entered orders enjoining state officials from dealing with property held by them.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hutchinson v. Fidelity Inv. Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939
- In Re Central Funding CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- Continental Ins. Co. v. Louisiana Oil Refining Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- Sims v. Fidelity Assur. Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1942
- Porto Rican American Tobacco Co. v. GliddenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by83 opinions
- In the Matter of Little Creek Development Company, Debtor. Little Creek Development Co. v. Commonwealth Mortgage Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- In the Matter of Combined Metals Reduction Company, Debtor (Ten Cases). Irving Bennett v. Paul Gemmill, Trustee, (Four Cases). Irving Bennett v. W. Lamonte Robison, Trustee, (Four Cases). Irving Bennett v. Paul Gemmill, Trustee, Jeremiah Milbank, and Milbank & Co., Irving Bennett, Entrada Industries, Inc. (Wasatch Chemical Division), Charles A. Steen, Individually, Charles A. Steen, as Custodian for His Sons and Heirs, and Charles A. Steen on Behalf of the Steen Foundation v. Paul Gemmill, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- In Re Victory Const. Co., Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 1981
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. American Trailer Rentals Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- In Re Coastal Cable T v. Inc., Debtor. Gerald Connell v. Coastal Cable T v. Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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