Legal Opinion
In Re Kerr's Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 19, 1966No. 66 B 91PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS F. MURPHY, District Judge.
Three unsecured creditors of Emporium Department Stores, Inc. move to sev er and transfer a Chapter XI proceeding insofar as it affects Emporium, one of five debtors in a joint petition for arrangement filed February 14, 1966. A fourth creditor, the landlord of Emporium, joins in the motion. In the alternative they move to dismiss the petition.
Considering the absence of any statutory authority for such a joint petition, it is artfully and skillfully drawn.
Kerr’s Inc., a Delaware corporation licensed to do business in New York, actually operates two large…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kelly v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- In Re Triton Chemical CorporationDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1942
- In re S. O. S Sheet Metal Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- L. F. Popell Co., Inc., Debtor v. Delta Airlines, Inc., and J. Thomas Callahan Advertising Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- In re L. F. Popell Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1963
3Cited by6 opinions
- United Properties Incorporated, and Hans Bodsgard v. Emporium Department Stores, Inc., Debtor, and Its Creditors CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
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- In Re Birchminster Corp. of CaliforniaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Matter of MaidmanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Matter of Distributors Warehouse, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1979
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