Legal Opinion
Slocum v. Edwards
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 24, 1948No. 223, Docket 20932PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
This appeal turns upon the power of a bankruptcy referee, upon the reopening after some years of a closed bankruptcy estate, to set aside, on the ground of mistake, an order he had made during the bankruptcy administration confirming the sale of the bankrupt’s interest in the estate of his deceased father. The matter is brought before us upon the appeal of the bankrupt and his present trustee from the district court’s vacation of the referee’s order for lack of jurisdiction.
On April 27, 1938, appellant Walker E. Edwards was adjudged a voluntary bankrupt and the proceeding…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Mississippi Publishing Corp. v. MurphreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Cline v. KaplanSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- In Re Pottasch Bros. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- In re Burr Mfg. & Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Hogue v. Milodon Engineering, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- In Re Oyster Bay Cove, Ltd.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1993
- In Re Lewis Jones, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Silverman v. Ankari (In Re Oyster Bay Cove, Ltd.)District Court, E.D. New York · 1996
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