Legal Opinion
In re Gordon
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 11, 1980No. Bankruptcy No. 74 B 1088Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOEL LEWITTES, Bankruptcy Judge.
This decision is occasioned by the bankruptcy trustee’s motion1 objecting to the classification of a claim as an alleged priority wage claim,2 in the amount of $320, filed by the Department of Probation of the City of New York.3
The trustee objects to the priority status sought by this claim on the ground that the debt here merely reflects a general obligation of the bankrupt, Criterion Dyeing and Finishing Co. (“bankrupt”), to the Department of Probation,4 not entitled to priority.
The undisputed facts underlying this contested matter support…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. Embassy Restaurant, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Joint Industry Board of Electrical Industry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Local 140 Security Fund Claimant-Appellant v. William S. Hack, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Sleep Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Matter of Weis Securities, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- In the Matter of Sleep Products, Inc., BankruptDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
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