Legal Opinion
In Re Caswell Const. Co.
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided July 12, 1926PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOPER, District Judge.
This is a petition by mechanics’ lienors for an order directing the trustee in bankruptcy to pay their liens before paying the claim of the United States for income taxes. No question is raised of the right to have the referee in bankruptcy first pass on this question.
On November 22, 1920, an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against the Caswell Construction Company, and the company was adjudicated a bankrupt on January 17, 1921. When the petition was filed the bankrupt was engaged in performing certain construction work for the city of Syracuse, and there…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Metcalf v. BarkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- York Manufacturing Co. v. CassellSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- New Jersey v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Marshall v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Southland Life Ins. Co. v. BarrettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- Great American Indemnity Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1954
- In Re Chesterfield Developers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
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