Legal Opinion
Ottenheimer v. Whitaker
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1952No. 6444_1PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
The trustee in bankruptcy of Eastern Transportation Company petitioned the District Court for leave to abandon, as burdensome assets of the estate, certain floating barges belonging to the bankrupt. The petition was opposed by the Harbor Engineer of the City of Baltimore and by the Baltimore District Engineer of the United States Army Corps of Engineers on the ground that the proposed abandonment would violate acts of Congress, 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 409 and 411, which are designed to prevent the obstruction of navigable waters.
Prior to the adjudication in bankruptcy on December…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dushane v. BeallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Lincoln Nat. Life Ins. Co. v. ScalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
- Quinn v. GardnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1929
3Cited by25 opinions
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- In Re T.P. Long Chemical, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1985
- In The Matter Of Quanta Resources Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Moran Towing & Transportation Company, Incorporated, United States of America v. Bethlehem Steel CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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