Legal Opinion
Garfinkle v. Levin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 22, 1978No. 75 B 196, 75 B 646, 78 Civ. 4154 and 78 Civ. 4155PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MacMAHON, District Judge.
Bennett Levin, Bennett Levin & Associates and Powerdyne Corporation, creditors of the bankrupt, petition under Section 39(c) of the Bankruptcy Act 1 for review of two orders of the Honorable Edward J. Ryan, Bankruptcy Judge, which respectively discharged the bankrupt and approved a compromise in an action brought by the trustee against the bankrupt.
The essential facts are not in dispute. The bankrupt, Howard Garfinkle, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy on April 21, 1975. Thereafter, the trustee filed a complaint against the bankrupt on May 8, 1978…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Drexel v. LoomisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1929
- Florida Trailer & Equipment Co. v. DealCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- In Re Lester C. Blair, Bankrupt. Port O'Call Investment Co. v. Lester C. Blair, by and Through Richard A. Peterson, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- In Re Riggi Bros. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- In re PaleyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1939
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In the Matter of Walsh Construction, Inc., Bankrupt. United States of America v. Alaska National Bank of the North and Paul Burlingame, Trustee, in the Matter of Cecilia Ruth Walsh, Gerald Patrick Walsh, D/B/A Beaver Builders, Bankrupts. United States of America v. Alaska National Bank of the North and Paul Burlingame, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- In Re Beck Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Anaconda-Ericsson Inc. v. Hessen (In Re Teltronics Services, Inc.)District Court, E.D. New York · 1984
- Rothberg v. KirschenbaumCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Alaska National BankCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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