Legal Opinion
Katchen v. Landy
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 17, 1966No. 28PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The disputed issue here is whether a bankruptcy court has summary jurisdiction to order the surrender of voidable preferences asserted and proved by the trustee in response to a claim filed by the creditor who received the preferences. The Court of Appeals held that the bankruptcy court had such summary jurisdiction. 336 F. 2d 535. We affirm.
The corporate bankrupt began business on April 21, 1960, and borrowed $50,000 from two local banks. Petitioner, then an officer of the company, was an accommodation maker on the two corporate notes delivered to the banks. After the corporate bankrupt in…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Katchen v. LandySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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- Shore v. Parklane Hosiery Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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