Legal Opinion

Spellings v. Dewey

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 9, 1941No. 11950PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.

The dominating question is whether, in a proceeding for composition of the indebtedness of Drainage District No. 7 of Poinsett County, Arkansas, under the Act of August 16, 1937, as amended, 11 U.S. C.A. §§ 401-404, an order of the bankruptcy court, which attempted to preserve and protect the status of the Commissioners of the District, was an interference with the political or governmental powers of the District, in violation of the provisions of the Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 403, subsections (c) and (i).

Subsection (c) provides that, in such a proceeding, “the judge * * *…

2Cases cited8 opinions

Madden v. Kentucky Ex Rel. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
United States v. BekinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
Berry v. Cousart Bayou Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1930
Drainage Dist. 7 of Poinsett County v. HutchinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1931
Drainage Dist. No. 2 of Crittenden County v. Mercantile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co. of St. LouisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934

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3Cited by1 opinion

In Re Richmond Unified School DistrictUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · 1991