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Ludvigh v. American Woolen Co. of NY

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 15, 1913No. 55PublishedCited by 71 opinions

APPEAL FROM' THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction of a contract for consignment- of goods to a bankrupt and the rights of the consignor thereunder, are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day

This was a suit in the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York by Ludvigh, as trustee in bankruptcy of the firm of Philip Horowitz & Son, to set aside as fraudulent certain transactions of the bankrupts with the American Woolen Company of New York (which we will call the “Woolen Company”), and to recover for goods taken from the bankrupts by the Woolen Company prior to the institution of proceedings in bankruptcy. The District Court held in favor of the trustee and sustained his right to recover the value of the goods so taken (176 Fed. Rep. 145). Upon appeal…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Sturm v. BokerSupreme Court of the United States · 1893

3Cited by71 opinions

  1. Simpson v. Union Oil Co. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. In Re Morales Travel Agency, Bankrupt. Appeal of Eastern Air Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
  3. In Re James, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
  4. Fowler v. Pennsylvania Tire Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  5. Salem v. Lawrence Lynch Corp. (In Re Farrell & Howard Auctioneers, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1994

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