Legal Opinion

Central Trust Co. v. George Lueders & Co.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 2, 1915No. 2539PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Andrew M. J. Cochran, Judge. in the matter of J. Rheinsirom & Sons Company, bankrupt. From au order allowing priority to claims of George Fueders & Co. and other creditors, the Covington Savings Bank & Trust Company, trustee, and the Central Trust Company of Illinois appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the order of the District Court allowing the claims of the appellees against the bankrupt estate as prior lien claims upon the property and effects of the bankrupt, by virtue of section 2487 of the Kentucky Statutes. The statute is printed in the margin of this opinion.1

The grounds of attack upon the order are (1) that the statute invoked is unconstitutional and in conflict with the Bankruptcy Act; (2) that the statute does not relate to manufacturing establishments other than those similar to rolling mills and foundries; and (3) that the bankrupt…

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
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  4. Schlemmer v. Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
  5. Hartranft v. WiegmannSupreme Court of the United States · 1887

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1973
  5. Sayles Biltmore Bleacheries, Inc. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1966

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