Legal Opinion
Hastings v. Byllesby Co. (Haystone)
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 12, 1944PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lehman, Ch. J.
In September 1935, Standard Gas and Electric Company filed a petition in bankruptcy seeking reorganization under section 77B of the Bankruptcy Act (48 U. S. Stat. 912). The plaintiff was appointed “ Special Trustee ” of the debtor corporation and was authorized- to bring suit upon causes of action belonging to the debtor corporation and referred to in the order appointing the trustee. As special trustee he commenced an action to recover moneys and property of the debtor corporation which, it is alleged in the complaint, the defendants wasted, disposed of or took unlawfully and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Buttles v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Jno. Dunlop's Sons, Inc. v. SpurrNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Courtney v. GeorgerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
- Adolf Gobel, Inc. v. HammersloughAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
- Hastings v. H. M. Byllesby & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1941
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Rutkin v. ReinfeldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Austrian v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- JSC Foreign Economic Ass'n Technostroyex-Port v. International Development & Trade Services, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2003
- Equity Corp. v. GrovesNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
- Hastings v. Byllesby Co. (Granbery)New York Court of Appeals · 1944
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