Legal Opinion
Meadows v. Irving Trust Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 4, 1937No. 151PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts
The petitioner’s claim, under § 77B of the Bankruptcy Act, for injury due to the rejection of a lease by the respondent trustee, was denied by the District Court, and its action was affirmed by the Circuit Courts of Appeals 1 upon a ground similar to that upon which it based its decision in Schwartz v. Irving Trust Co., ante, p. 456.
In 1922 the petitioner leased premises in Lincoln, Nebraska, to the United Company for ninety-nine years. The lessee agreed to pay an annual rent, taxes and insurance, and by July 1, 1942, to demolish the existing building and erect a new four-story structure.…
2Cited by5 opinions
- In Re American Fuel & Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
- Giesy v. American Nat. BankDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1940
- In re Huyler's of Delaware, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1939
- In re New York, N. H. & H. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
- In re United Cigar Stores Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937