Legal Opinion

Rothberg v. Kirschenbaum

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 16, 1984No. 17, Docket 83-5014PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

“I do not use the term ‘jurisdiction’ ”, Justice Frankfurter once observed, “because it is a verbal coat of too many colors.” United States v. L.A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc., 344 U.S. 33, 39, 73 S.Ct. 67, 70, 97 L.Ed. 54 (1952) (dissenting opinion). If the term is used, as it may have to be, this should be done with a precision unhappily not practiced here. It is thus necessary for us to make a fresh analysis.

The Proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court and the District Court

Beck Industries, Inc. (“Beck”), has been in reorganization proceedings under Chapter X of the…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Piper Aircraft Co. v. ReynoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  4. United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Clearfield Trust Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In Re Beck Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
  2. Drexel Burnham Lambert Group Inc. v. Committee Of Receivers For A.W. GaladariCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993

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