Legal Opinion
Moskowitz v. Prentice
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 27, 1956No. 11706PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAIM, Circuit Judge.
Chapter 128 of the Wisconsin Statutes (1951), regulates general assignments for the benefit of creditors and also contains provisions relating to involuntary-proceedings against insolvent debtors. This appeal raises the question of whether the voluntary provisions of that chapter which relate to general assignments conflict with the National Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., and are therefore suspended while the federal law is operative.
On October 26, 1951, the Wisconsin Builders Supply Co. executed a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors to Paul L.…
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