Legal Opinion
In re Caplan
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 6, 1945No. 289PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
While the bankrupt was operating a drug store in 1930, he made a general assignment under the law of New York for the benefit of his creditors. He turned his books of account and financial records over to his assignee without doing anything to make sure that they would be preserved or returned to him. They have disappeared and none of them have been, or can be, found.
Since he made the assignment just mentioned, the bankrupt has been a wage earner and on June 9, 1944, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the District Court for the Southern District of New York. His…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brown v. . GuthrieNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- In Re M. & M. Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Bowdish v. . PageNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- In Re GurneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- In re BrownCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Sacklow v. VecchioneDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1976
- Losinski v. Losinski (In Re Losinski)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1987
- Central Trust Co. v. Yawnick (In Re Yawnick)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 1982
- McInnes v. Publishers Service Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Abrams v. AstorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
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