Legal Opinion
In re International Underwriters, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided December 30, 1957No. 22021PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. JASPER SMITH, District Judge.
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against International Underwriters, Inc. on December 17, 1956. Within the required time, the alleged bankrupt answered the petition, alleging that it was an insurance corporation within the meaning of Section 22, Chapter 3, Title 11 U.S.C.A., and therefore excepted from the operation of the Bankruptcy Act. This allegation, of course, raises a plea to the jurisdiction of the Court.
The rule is well established that when the jurisdiction of a court of bankruptcy is challenged on the ground that the alleged bankrupt…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Gamble v. DanielCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
- In Re Prudence Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- In re New York & W. Water Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1900
- Denver First National Bank v. KlugSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Union Guarantee & Mortgage Co. v. Van SchaickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
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3Cited by4 opinions
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