Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Alliance Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1939No. 8949PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from an order setting aside a former order of adjudication in bankruptcy under Section 75(s) of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 203(s), and dismissing the proceedings, because the petition was not filed in good faith and there was no hope of rehabilitation.
During her lifetime, appellant’s intestate filed her petition to effect a composition or extension of her debts, and submitted her offer at the first meeting of creditors. The offer being refused, she filed her amended petition under Section 75 (s), praying to be adjudicated a bankrupt and afforded the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wright v. Vinton Branch of Mountain Trust Bank of RoanokeSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Baxter v. Savings Bank of Utica, NYCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- Bartels v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- In Re HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
3Cited by15 opinions
- In Re Victory Const. Co., Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 1981
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. BartelsSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Reconstruction Finance Corp. v. Prudence Securities Advisory GroupSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Wilson v. Alliance Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
- Cohan v. ElderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
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