Legal Opinion
Park Lane Dresses, Inc. v. Houghton & Dutton Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 28, 1931No. 2636PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the order of the District Court dismissing an Involuntary petition in bankruptcy. The proceedings below appear to have been somewhat summary, and, as a result, the record is unsatisfactory.
The petition was filed by three creditors of Houghton & Dutton Company, with claims totalling less than $2,000 on August 29,1931, and alleged as acts of bankruptcy: (1) That the Houghton & Dutton Company, within four months of the filing of the petition in bankruptcy, to wit, in June, 1931, and while insolvent, transferred a portion of its assets to one of its…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Central Railroad & Banking Co. of Ga. v. PettusSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Metcalf v. BarkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- In Re TylerSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Pusey & Jones Co. v. HanssenSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Harkin v. BrundageSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Marcell v. EngebretsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- Guterman v. C. D. Parker & Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1936
- Arn v. Operators Royalty & Producing Co.District Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1936
- Angel v. Arturo Cabra Zapata & Co.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1950
- Guterman v. C. D. Parker & Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1936
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