Legal Opinion
Tennessee Valley Authority v. Kinzer
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1944No. 9589PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McAllister, circuit judge.
In bankruptcy proceedings, the referee held that a sum, standing to the credit of the bankrupt, an employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority, in its Retirement System, passed to his estate in bankruptcy. It was further held that vacation pay, accruing to the bankrupt subsequent to his adjudication, did not pass to his estate. On review, the district court held that both of the foregoing items were assets of the bankrupt estate. On appeal, it is contended by the Tennessee Valley Authority that neither item passed to the estate.
The Retirement System was set up in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Tennessee Electric Power Co. v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- United States v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- Posey v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- Morgan v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1940
- City of Middlesboro v. Kentucky Utilities Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Greg Adkisson v. Jacobs Engineering Group, IncCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
- American Honda Finance Corp. v. Cilek (In Re Cilek)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1990
- Vogel v. Palmer (In Re Palmer)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · 1986
- Sentner v. AmtrakDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1982
- Jackson v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1978
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