Legal Opinion

Palmer Clay Products Co. v. Brown

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 10, 1936No. 125PublishedCited by 161 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Brandéis

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In the Municipal Court of Boston, Matthew Brown, trustee in bankruptcy of Metropolitan Builders’ Supply Company, brought this action against Palmer Clay Prod-. ucts Company, to recover as preferences amounts received on account of an overdue debt. The court found as facts that the defendant had received several such payments within the four months preceding the filing of the petition in bankruptcy;' and that at the time of each payment it had reasonable cause to believe that the debtor was insolvent, and also that such payment would…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. W. S. Peck & Co. v. WhitmerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
  2. Rubenstein v. LottowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
  3. Brown v. Palmer Clay Products Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
  4. Eyges v. Boylston Nat. BankDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1923
  5. Jentzer v. Viscose Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1934

3Cited by161 opinions

  1. Merrill v. Abbott (In Re Independent Clearing House Co.)District Court, D. Utah · 1987
  2. Merrill v. Abbott (In Re Independent Clearing House Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1984
  3. State v. ColemanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
  4. 13 Collier bankr.cas.2d 1400, Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,902 in Re Lewis W. Shurtleff, Inc. And Frontier Properties, Inc., Debtors. Thomas D. Elliott, Trustee v. Frontier Properties/lp 102/meadow Glen Arms/79Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  5. In Re Tenna Corporation, Debtor. Charles J. Neuger, Trustee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986

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