Legal Opinion
In re Erie City Airport, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 17, 1930No. 15188PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, District Judge.
On November, 2, 1929, an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against the Erie City Airport, Inc., by three former employees. The only act of bankruptcy alleged was that, while insolvent, the alleged bankrupts “did admit in writing their inability to pay their debts, viz. :
“October 11th, 1929.
“Mr. Elmer W. Goodwill, Erie, Penna.
“Dear Sir: Reference your letter this date, relative to your charges against the company for labor:
“I regret very much that the Company at the present time cannot pay you fellows. Business has been bad, nothing coming in and what we did…
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- Conway v. GermanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1908
- Lackawanna Leather Co. v. La Porte Carriage Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1914
- In re Standard Shipyard Co.District Court, D. Maine · 1920
3Cited by1 opinion
- Arkansas Oil & Mining Co. v. Murray Tool & Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942