Legal Opinion

Continental Ins. Co. v. Louisiana Oil Refining Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 10, 1937No. 8315PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

Louisiana Oil Refining Corporation, claiming to be a debtor unable to meet its debts as they mature, filed its petition for a reorganization of itself and a subsidiary corporation wholly owned by it under Bankruptcy Act § 77B (11 U.S.C.A. § 207). The plan offered was, after a year’s delay, amended and confirmed. Three appeals are before us: one by common stockholders, one by a preferred stockholder who consistently opposed the plan, and one by a group of preferred stockholders who constitute a majority, the most of whom at first consented to the plan but withdrew consent…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Texas Hotel Securities Corp. v. Waco Development Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936
  2. In re BryerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
  3. In re JablowCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. American United Mutual Life Insurance v. City of Avon ParkSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Fidelity Assurance Assn. v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. In Re Barrington Oaks General PartnershipUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1981
  4. Matter of Featherworks Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1984
  5. In the Matter of Frank Fehr Brewing Co., a Corporation, Debtor. Fehr Kremer v. Oldham Clarke, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959

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