Legal Opinion
In Re United Cigar Stores Co. of America
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 3, 1934No. 55129PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATTERSON, District Judge.
The Consolidated Dairy Products Company filed a claim against the bankrupt estate. The trustee moved to expunge the claim, but the referee held the claim valid. The trustee brought the matter here on petition to review.
The claim is based on a “requirements” contract made by the bankrupt with a predecessor of the claimant which will be referred to as Consolidated. The bankrupt owned and operated a chain of retail stores. The contract is dated May 3, 1928. It is a long document and bears the marks of careful draftsmanship. Under it the bankrupt agreed for ten years to…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Central Trust Co. of Ill. v. Chicago Auditorium Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Loudenback Fertilizer Co. v. Tennessee Phosphate Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1903
- Wells v. . AlexandreNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Crane v. C. Crane & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1901
- Wigand v. . Bachmann-Bechtel Brewing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Harvey v. Fearless Farris Wholesale, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Feld v. Henry S. Levy & Sons, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- William S. Gray & Co. v. Western Borax Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- William C. Atwater & Co. v. Terminal Coal Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1940
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