Legal Opinion

Joseph Braunstein, Trustee, Etc. v. Massachusetts Bank & Trust Company

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided June 15, 1971No. 71-1022PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

This is a plenary action brought by the trustee in bankruptcy of Shaker Shoppes, Inc., against the Massachusetts Bank & Trust Company (the bank) to set aside as a preferential transfer a security agreement given to the bank by Shaker within four months of the filing of a petition in bankruptcy against it; and to recover the value of the property which was the subject of the transfer. The jury found that the transfer constituted a voidable preference and awarded the trustee $32,000, representing the value of the property transferred. The bank appealed.

In July 1966 a Mrs.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Boston and Maine Railroad v. Isabelle C. Talbert, AdministratrixCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
  2. Edward D. Hassan, Trustee v. Middlesex County National Bank, in the Matter of Mystic Pipe & Supply Corp., BankruptCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1964
  3. Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. v. Paul L. Flanagan, D/B/A Paul L. Flanagan and SonsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1965
  4. In the Matter of Hygrade Envelope Corp., Bankrupt. Samuel S. Baranow, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Hygrade Envelope Corp. v. Gibraltar Factors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
  5. Israel Ganapolsky v. Park Gardens Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. In Re Roco Corporation, D/B/A Standard Supply Company, Debtor. Edward Consove v. Avram CohenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
  2. Wells Real Estate, Inc. v. Greater Lowell Board of RealtorsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  3. Fonar Corporation and Dr. Raymond Damadian, Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Johnson & Johnson and Technicare Corporation, Appellees/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
  4. Robert Laforest v. Autoridad De Las Fuentes Fluviales De Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
  5. Rivera-Torres v. Ortiz-VelezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003

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