Legal Opinion

In Re Northeast Corporation, Bankrupt. Thomas J. Chandler, Jr. v. Higgs & Young, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 23, 1975No. 74-2183PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by Thomas J. Chandler, Jr., Dr. Charles W. Hurt, and Pliny M. Cropp, creditors of the bankrupt Northeast Corporation, from an opinion and order of the district court dismissing their reorganization petition pursuant to § 141 of the Bankruptcy Act of 1973 (the Act), 11 U.S.C. § 541, 1 on the ground that the petition had not been filed in “good faith” as that term is defined in § 146 of the Act, 11 U.S.C. § 546, 2 and remanding for further proceedings in ordinary bankruptcy. We affirm.

The relevant facts are as follows. Northeast Corporation was…

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