Legal Opinion
In re Supreme Lodge of the Masons Annuity
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided February 2, 1923No. 7831PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, District Judge.
On Eebruary 4, 1922, a state court appointed receivers, on the ground of insolvency, for the Supreme Lodge of the Masons Annuity, a corporation. On the same date three of its creditors, averring this to be an act of bankruptcy, filed against it, in this court, a petition in involuntary bankruptcy, describing the company as one engaged in the business of insurance. The Supreme Lodge filed a motion to dismiss the petition, because it showed on its face that the lodge, being an insurance corporation, was not subject to the Bankruptcy Act (Comp. St. §§' '9585-9656). By…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- German Alliance Insurance v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Veazie Bank v. FennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- New Orleans, Spanish Fort & Lake Railroad v. DelamoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Vadakin v. CassCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1917
- In re Beaver Cotton MillsDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1921
3Cited by21 opinions
- In Re Equity Funding Corporation of AmericaDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1975
- Sims v. Fidelity Assur. Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1942
- In Re First Assured Warranty Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 2008
- Klein v. Nu-Way Shoe Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Moore v. LinahanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.