Regal Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. Merlis
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Petition to Revise Order of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. Involuntary petition in bankruptcy by Charles S. Merlis and others, against the Regal Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. Motion to strike out the alleged bankrupt’s answer and the appearance of its attorneys denied, and petitioners seek to revise order.
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
On January 10, 1921, the petitioners filed a petition in the District Court to have the Regal Cleaners & Dyers, Inc., a New York corporation, adjudged an involuntary bankrupt. The grounds alleged were insolvency and a preference and transfer made in fraud of creditors. An answer was filed, denying the allegations of the petition. It alleged that the petition was filed as a result of a conspiracy to accomplish the ruin of the alleged bankrupt corporation. It was verified by its president. A petition was then filed to strike out the answer from the files of the court below…
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