Legal Opinion
Royal Baking Powder Co. v. Hessey
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1935No. 3754-3757PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
These appeals are from orders of the District Court disallowing claims filed by appellants against the estate of L. Van Bok-kelen, Inc., a Maryland corporation, which was adjudicated bankrupt upon its voluntary petition, filed March 13, 1931. The four claims involved were all debts in the first instance of the bankrupt’s predecessors in business, and the presence of common questions renders it desirable to dispose of the cases in a single opinion.
The bankrupt corporation was engaged in the business of importing and exporting fruits, vegetables, and other kinds of…
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