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In re Diamond Fuel Co.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 22, 1922No. 314PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOUGH, Circuit Judge.

This unduly voluminous record presents • but one point necessary for decision. Three alleged creditors promoted and signed an involuntary petition against Diamond Fuel Company. The act of bankruptcy alleged is a conveyance unlawfully preferring the grantee, and the date of such unlawful preference is within four months of petition filed. We agree with the court below that this conveyance and its preferential nature are fully proven, and find it unnecessary to discuss this matter further.

The present appellant intervened and answered the petition, denying that one of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In re HavensCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
  2. In re BolognesiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
  3. Despres v. GalbraithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1914
  4. In re Triangle S. S. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1920

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Canute Steamship Co. v. Pittsburgh & West Virginia Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. Glint Factors, Inc. v. SchnappCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
  3. In Re Caucus Distributors, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1989
  4. In Re Diamond Fuel Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
  5. In re Glory Bottling Co., of New York, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922

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