Legal Opinion
Lake v. New York Life Ins.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 23, 1954No. Civ. Nos. 5948, 5957, 6045, 6188, 6270PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, Chief Judge.
These are five consolidated suits brought by the trustee in Bankruptcy of Eugene M. Callis against five life insurance companies which had issued eight policies on his life, prior to the date when an involuntary petition in Bankruptcy was filed in this court against him.
The principal question presented for decision is whether these life insurance companies, hereinafter referred to as the Companies, are entitled under Section 70, sub. a(5) of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 110, sub. a(5), before complying with the demand of the trustee to pay into the…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lake v. New York Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
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