Legal Opinion

Boston Trading Group, Inc. v. Robert A. Burnazos, Boston Trading Group, Inc. v. Robert A. Burnazos

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided February 2, 1988No. 87-1169, 87-1170PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

These cross appeals raise questions about the meaning of key provisions in a Massachusetts statute forbidding fraudulent conveyances. Mass.Gen.Laws ch. 109A, §§ 1-13 (1986). The statute, enacted in 1924, is a uniform state law that codifies both common and statutory law stretching back at least to 1571 and the Statute of Elizabeth. 13 Eliz. c. 5 (1571); see 1 G. Glenn, Fraudulent Conveyances and Preferences, §§ 58-62 (rev. ed. 1940). Because we disagree with the district court about the meaning of the statutory provisions, and for other, more technical reasons, we order…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. McCandless v. FurlaudSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Southern Industries, Inc. v. JeremiasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
  4. Berry v. KyesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  5. Susan J. Mayors v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by62 opinions

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