Legal Opinion
In re New York & W. Water Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 8, 1900PublishedCited by 43 opinions
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1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
This matter arises upon a petition of various creditors of the New York & Westchester Water Company to have that corporation adjudged a bankrupt, alleging its insolvency and several acts of bankruptcy. The answer to the petition as was ruled upon the h aring of the issue, a jury trial being waived, admitted in effect the insolvency of the corporation, but denied the acts of bankruptcy alleged, and* also denied the jurisdiction of the court, on the ground that this corporation is not subject to the provisions of the bankrupt act (section 4b), because not “engaged…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- San Diego Land & Town Co. v. National CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Pocantico Water Works Co. v. BirdNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- In re Cameron Town Mut. Fire, Lightning & Windstorm Ins. Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1899
- Walla Walla Water Co. v. City of Walla WallaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Washington · 1894
- In re SmithDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1871
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Gamble v. DanielCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
- In re American & British Mfg. Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1924
- In re Hudson River Electric Power Co.District Court, N.D. New York · 1909
- Tiffany v. La Plume Condensed Milk Co.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1905
- Flickinger v. First Nat. Bank of VandaliaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1906
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