Legal Opinion
In re American Bond & Mortgage Co.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided April 22, 1932PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETERS, District Judge.
The American Bond & Mortgage Company is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Maine. With headquarters in Chicago, for many years it did a large business, floating some $150,000,000 of bonds of other companies and carrying on several activities incidental to its brokerage affairs.
In 1931 financial difficulties of the company culminated in a receivership and bankruptcy. On May 21st, in Chicago, there was filed an involuntary petition in bankruptcy and also a bill in equity by general creditors asking for a receivership. On May 25th an involuntary…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Acme Harvester Co. v. Beekman Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Helm v. ZarecorSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Beekman Lumber Co. v. Acme Harvester Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- In re Okmulgee Producing & Refining Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1920
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