Legal Opinion
Poinsett Lumber & Mfg. Co. v. Drainage Dist. No. 7 of Poinsett County
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1941No. 11780PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order in bankruptcy denying appellant’s petition for leave to institute suit against the debtor in the state court.
The appellee, herein called debtor, is a drainage district created under the laws of the state of Arkansas. The appellant is a New Jersey corporation engaged in owning land and in carrying on a lumber business in the same state.
On September 15, 1937, the debtor filed its petition in the district court for composition of its debts pursuant to the provisions of the Act of Congress of August 16, 1937, 50 Stat. 654, 11 U.S.C.A. §§…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Isaacs v. Hobbs Tie & Timber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Lion Bonding & Surety Co. v. KaratzSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Palmer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- United States v. BekinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In Re J. J. Tyne, Etc., Bankrupt. American Steel Treating Co., and John J. Tyne v. Angela R. VenetucciCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
- Leco Properties, Inc. v. R. E. Crummer & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
- Matter of Page-Wilson Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1984
- Good Hope Industries, Inc. v. Connecticut Transport, Inc. (In Re Good Hope Industries, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1982
- Carolina Pipeline Company v. York County Natural Gas AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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