Legal Opinion
In Re Inland Dredging Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 7, 1932No. 58PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The creditor was an insurer of the bankrupt under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of New York (Consol. Laws, c. 67), and on December 2, 1930, got judgment against it for unpaid premiums. On April 20, 1931, section 130 of that act was added (Laws 1931, c. 508) to give priority to debts for premiums, whether simple or judgment, “in all insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings,” subject only to claims for wages. A petition in bankruptcy was filed against the bankrupt on May 4, 1931, and it was adjudicated on May twenty-first. The question is whether the claim has priority under…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Edwards v. KearzeySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Bronson v. KinzieSupreme Court of the United States · 1843
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Struthers Wells Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Holt v. HenleySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Oshkosh Waterworks Co. v. OshkoshSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Thorp Credit & Thrift Co. v. Pommerer (In Re Pommerer)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1981
- In Re HillUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1980
- Matter of PrimmUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 1980
- In Re Old Algiers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
- In Re Advisory Opinion to the Governor (Depco)Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1991
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