Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Folsom
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 13, 1936No. 342PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
Folsom, a purchaser at a sale of the bankrupt estate of Huguenot Publishing Company, Inc., appeals from an order of the District Court directing him to pay $10,231.06 to the trustee in order to make good the loss to the estate because he had failed to take title and the property had been sold subsequently at a lower price.
Some time after the adjudication in bankruptcy, the referee ordered a sale at auction of chattels of the estate and appointed an auctioneer. The assets had been appraised at $3,544.10. On March 19, 1935, a public sale at auction was had…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Camden v. MayhewSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- In Re Realty FoundationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- In re Klein's Rapid Shoe Repair Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Executors of Brasher v. CortlandtNew York Court of Chancery · 1817
- Anthon v. BachelorNew York Supreme Court · 1889
3Cited by3 opinions
- Gordon v. WoodsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1951
- Freehill v. GreenfeldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- In re Teitelbaum Baking Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1937