Legal Opinion
Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co. v. Palmer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 11, 1942No. 81PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order denying the petition of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company for an allowance, to be paid out of the estate of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company — currently in reorganization under § 77, 11 U.S.C.A. § 205 — for expenses incurred in proving a claim for damages from the rejection of a lease by the New Haven.
In 1935, the New Haven filed its petition for reorganization under § 77, and shortly thereafter rejected its 999-year lease of certain transportation properties from the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Palmer v. Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co. v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Warren v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Connecticut Ry. & Lighting Co. v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- In re New York, N. H. & H. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
3Cited by2 opinions
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