Legal Opinion
United States v. Wood
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 9, 1923No. 205PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The sole question which this case presents is whether the United States is entitled to maintain a suit in equity against a trustee in bankruptcy to enforce its alleged priority or preference to be paid first but of the assets in his hands; the assets being insufficient to pay all the indebtedness of the bankrupt.
There can be no doubt that if a private litigant, claiming a right to priority of payment out of the assets of a bankrupt, had come into a court of equity to assert his right to a preference, the District Court would have no jurisdiction to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. BraySupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Thelusson v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1817
- Guarantee Title & Trust Co. v. Title Guaranty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States Shipping Bd. Merchant Fleet Corporation v. HarwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- In re American & British Mfg. Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1924
- United States v. Jerome Kalishman, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Seymour Wallas and Company, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Hanna v. Brictson Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- United States v. KaplanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
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