Legal Opinion
Chopnick v. Tokatyan
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 25, 1942No. 271PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
The order on appeal was entered in the bankruptcy of Armand Tokatyan, who was adjudicated upon his voluntary petition filed on October 8, 1941. On the following day he obtained an ex parte order restraining the appellant, a creditor, from prosecuting two actions pending against the bankrupt in a state court. The appellant promptly moved to vacate such stay. The propriety of denial of the motion is the question presented by his appeal.
This is the third bankruptcy proceeding instituted by Mr. Tokatyan within the last eight years. The first resulted in his obtaining a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Perlman v. 322 West Seventy-Second Street Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
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- In Re SummerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Prudential Loan & Finance Co. v. RobartsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
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