Legal Opinion
Old Colony Bondholders v. New York, N. H. & H. R.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 13, 1947No. 200 and 89, Docket 20048PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
On March 6, 1944, the district court approved a plan of reorganization for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, principal debtor, as certified in the Fifth Supplemental Report and Order of the Interstate Commerce Commission. One feature of the plan was the acquisition by the reorganized New Haven of the assets of Old Colony Railroad Company, a secondary debtor.1 The order of approval was brought up to this court by numerous appellants, including the Protective Committee for Bonds of Old Colony. Upon the Committee’s appeal the district court’s order was…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Ecker v. Western Pacific R. Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Orvis v. HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
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- Skidmore v. Baltimore & OR Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- In Re FriedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Sanabria v. Sucn. de González MartinezSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1961
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