Legal Opinion
Knapp v. Seligson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 3, 1966No. 316, Docket 30218PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
The appellants are limited partners of Ira Haupt & Co., who have filed claims as creditors in the bankruptcy proceeding of that firm now pending before Referee Ryan in the District Court for the Southern District of New York. Although an involuntary petition was filed on March 23, 1964, and the firm was adjudicated a bankrupt on June 16, it was not until October 6 that a trustee was appointed. Two days later the trustee, Charles Seligson, Esq., applied to the Referee ex parte for authority to employ his own law firm, Seligson & Morris, as his counsel under a general…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Weil v. NearySupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Meyer v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Armende Lesser, Appellant-Appellee v. Morris Migden, Trustee, Appellee-Appellant. In the Matter of Mike Misuirello, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- General Electric Company, Pembroke Company, Bish's Sheet Metal Works, and Howe Rents v. Beehive Telecasting CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- In re George Halbert Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Schneider v. SearsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Ira Haupt & Co. v. SeligsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Knapp v. SeligsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- In Re Showcase Jewelry Design Ltd.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1994
- Henry Ansbacher & Co. v. KlebanowCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
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