Legal Opinion
Palmer v. Webster and Atlas Nat. Bank of Boston
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 3, 1941No. 120PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts
In proceedings for the reorganization of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad under § 77 of the Bankruptcy Act, 1 the District Court, in response to a petition of the trustees, ordered them to withhold payment of taxes assessed upon the property of Boston Terminal Company and franchise taxes and bond interest owed by the same company. 2 The Circuit Court of Appeals reversed on the ground that statutes of the United States compelled payment by the trustees.* * 3 The importance of the questions involved, and a conflict of decision, 4 moved us to grant certiorari.
In 1888 Boston and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Erb v. MoraschSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- United States v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Warren v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Palmer v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Peirce v. Van DusenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Faraga v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
- Group of Institutional Investors v. Chicago, M., St. P. & P.R. Co., and 9 Other CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Callaway v. BentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- California State Board of Equalization v. Sierra Summit, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Beker Industries Corp. v. Florida Land & Water Adjudicatory Commission (In Re Beker Industries Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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