Legal Opinion
Pfister v. Northern Illinois Finance Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 16, 1942No. 26 and 27PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
This certiorari, 315 U. S. 795, brings here certain rulings on the right of petitioner, a farmer-debtor, to have reviewed the orders of a conciliation commissioner 1 under § 75 of the Bankruptcy Act. This section deals with Agricultural Compositions and Extensions. A conflict of circuits as to whether the ten-day period for filing a petition for review of a commissioner’s order was a limitation on the power of the reviewing court to act or on the right of an aggrieved party to appeal, 2 impelled us to grant our writ. In re Pfister, 123 F. 2d 543, 548; Thummess v. Von Hoffman, 109 F. 2d 291,…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank v. RadfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Wayne United Gas Co. v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Conboy v. First Nat. Bank of Jersey CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Brockett v. BrockettSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
- Bowman v. LoperenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by158 opinions
- Federal Trade Commission v. Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
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- Federal Power Commission v. Idaho Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- In the Matter of Emergency Beacon Corporation, Debtor. Montco, Inc. v. Harvey S. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- In Re Texlon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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