Legal Opinion
Steelman v. All Continent Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 26, 1937No. 638PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
The question is one as to the power of a court of bankruptcy, in the situation developed in the record, to enjoin the prosecution of a suit in another federal court upon the ground that the suit, if pressed to a decree, may thwart an inquiry into frauds charged against the bankrupt, or make relief against them difficult.
William Fox was adjudicated a bankrupt on May 29, 1936, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. On the petition of two creditors an order was made under § 21a of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U. S. C. § 44a) for the examination of All Continent Corporation…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Kline v. Burke Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
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- Isaacs v. Hobbs Tie & Timber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Cole v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by104 opinions
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- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. KepnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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