Legal Opinion
In re Evanishyn
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 20, 1939No. 87PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
The question presented by this appeal is whether involuntary proceedings in bankruptcy may be brought against a person who has previously been adjudged insane by a state court of competent jurisdiction. The. controversy is between two creditors of Pauline Evanishyn. She was declared insane and committed to the Matteawan State Hospital by order of the county court of Westchester County, New York, entered on March 27, 1939, in proceedings begun on March 23. Prior thereto, on January 16, 1939, a creditor named Baron had obtained judgment against her in a state court action…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Grant v. HumbertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- In re KehlerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1908
- In Re ClintonDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1930
- Saunders v. MitchellMississippi Supreme Court · 1883
- In re EisenbergDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1902
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