Legal Opinion
Silesian-American Corporation v. Markham
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 3, 1946No. 225, Docket 20121PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The Silesian-American Corporation, a debtor in a reorganization under Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Law, appeals from an order of the Bankruptcy Court, 11 U.S.C.A. § 501 et seq., answering its petition for instructions whether to comply with a demand made upon it by the Alien Property Custodian. The controversy arose over shares in the debtor which stood in the name of a Swiss corporation, but the certificates of which were held by certain Swiss banks as pledgees. The Alien Property Custodian, on November 17, 1942, passed a “vesting order” by which he “vested” in himself…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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