Legal Opinion
In Re Hawkeye Oil Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided May 12, 1927No. 604PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, District Judge.
The primary problem presented by these petitions for review is the ascertainment of the status and rights of the holders of “participating operation certificates” issued or assumed by Hawkeye Oil Company, bankrupt, the owner of bulk and service stations for the storage and sale of gasoline. The relationship of the certificate holders and of the bankrupt arises out of contract. The rights of the holders are fixed, and measured by the terms, substance, and effect of the contract. That contract, unless modified or enlarged by mortgage, is found in the certificates, which…
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