Legal Opinion
Mangus v. Miller
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 7, 1942No. 74PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Stone
The question is whether the interest of one of two joint tenants of a land purchase contract can be administered in farmer-debtor proceedings under § 75 of the Bankruptcy Act as amended, 11U. S. C. § 203, although subsequent to the filing of his petition the interest of his co-tenant had been forfeited by default in payment of installments of the purchase price.
Petitioners, husband and wife, as “joint tenants with full right of survivorship and not as tenants in common,” entered into a contract with respondent's assignor for the purchase of a plot of land. They apparently entered into…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Davies Warehouse Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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