In re Willfuehr
District Court, S.D. New York
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of Herman F, Willfuehr and others, individually and as copartners doing business as the American Fuel & Shipping Company. On review of order of referee disallowing claim of Frank T. Neely.
1Opinion of the Court
WINSLOW, District Judge.
This is an application by Frank T. Neely for a review of the order of the referee in bankruptcy denying the petitioner’s claim. The petitioner’s claim is based upon an alleged contract entered into between the bankrupt firm and the claimant, on or about November, 1920, wherein it is contended that the bankrupts offered to purchase from the claimant and the claimant agreed to deliver 36,000 tons of coal. The details of the contract, as to prices and conditions, are said to be contained in two letters written by the bankrupts to claimant, offering to purchase the coal,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Trombley v. . SeligmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Security Trust Co. v. RobbCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1906
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- Sellmayer Packing Co. v. Commissioner of Int. Rev.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944