Legal Opinion
Brown v. Rican Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 10, 1941No. 166PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
On July 13, 1939, Porto Rican American Tobacco Company filed a petition for reorganization under chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 501 et seq. Its-attorney was the appellant; he had been retained as its counsel for this proceeding on June 23, 1939. The district court immediately approved the petition, appointed trustees for the debtor and allowed them. to retain an attorney to serve as their counsel. Thereafter two committees representing bondholders and two committees-representing Class A stockholders were created and permitted to intervene in the-proceeding.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Sullivan & Cromwell v. Colorado Fuel & Iron Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
- Straus v. Baker Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- In Re Allied Owners CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- Porto Rican American Tobacco Co. v. GliddenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Porto Rican American Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941