Chassen v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge.
The facts are set forth in the opinions of the referee in bankruptcy and of the district judge, both reported in 103 F. Supp. 351. It there appears that, on February 8, 1950, when the United States, by sheer inadvertence, paid the trustee in bankruptcy refunds of taxes in the amount of $35,373.43, the United States had on file in the bankruptcy proceedings a proof of claim, timely filed, for taxes on which there was owing $24,-383.71. 1 This proof of claim stated that there were “no set-offs or counterclaims.” Admittedly, the government could then have stated the actual…
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2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States National Bank v. Chase National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Clark v. . WestNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- In Re PrindibleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
- Szatkowski v. Meade Tool & Die Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1947
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- Matter of SaxeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- In Re Sound Emporium, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 1984
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