Legal Opinion
Grubbs v. Pettit
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 29, 1960No. 369, Docket 26241PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.
Swan-Finch Oil Corporation is a New York corporation with approximately 6,-000 stockholders. It is largely a holding company. For a considerable time prior to September 1957 the affairs of Swan-Finch were controlled by one Lowell M. Birrell. About September 1957 Birrell fled the country and is currently resisting extradition from Brazil. On January 2, 1958 Swan-Finch filed a petition in the Southern District of New York seeking reorganization pursuant to Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act, Section 101 et seq., 11 U.S.C.A. § 501 et seq. The petition was approved, and two…
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