Legal Opinion
In re League Bookbinding Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 13, 1964PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
This is a petition to review an order of the Referee in Bankruptcy which held void a chattel mortgage upon the bankrupt’s property as against the trustee in bankruptcy. The essential facts are not in dispute. The chattel mortgage was executed on April 27, 1959 but was not filed in the Office of the Register of New York County until July 6,1961. The petition in bankruptcy was filed on August 3, 1962. There are creditors whose claims arose between the date of the execution and delivery of the chattel mortgage and the date of its filing, none of whom had notice of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Lewis v. Manufacturers National Bank of DetroitSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Karst v. . GaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Holt v. Crucible Steel Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Constance v. HarveyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- In Re Lake's Laundry, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In the Matter of League Bookbinding Co. Inc., BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Joseph F. Lynch, Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of Joseph F. Tilley and Nancy M. Tilley v. The County Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968