Legal Opinion
Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,295 Harry G. Hager v. Ruth A. Gibson, Trustee for Preference, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1997No. 95-2574PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge PHILLIPS wrote the opinion, in which Judge LUTTIG and Judge MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Harry Hager appeals from the denial of his motion to dismiss a bankruptcy, proceeding for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. He contends that the filing in behalf of the corporate debtor was not properly authorized. We agree with the district court that the filing, though initially deficient, was authorized by later ratification which validated it for jurisdictional purposes. We therefore affirm.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Powers v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Ivan N. Schatz Joann B. Schatz v. Mark E. Rosenberg Mer Enterprises, Incorporated Stephen Jaeger Weinberg & GreenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Price v. GurneySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Graff v. Qwest Communications Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1999
- In Re Avalon Hotel Partners, LLCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · 2003
- In Re Real Homes, LLCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 2005
- In re Mid-South Business Associates, LLCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2016
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