Legal Opinion
Strom v. Peikes
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 24, 1941No. 78PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
The appeal in this case raises principally the question of the effect which a bankruptcy court should give to a state statute allowing a priority to wage earners. The court below relied, however, solely on the Bankruptcy Act, 1,1 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., ,for granting a wage priority, and consequently that issue must be considered.
The facts are undisputed. The claimant, Gertrude Strom, was employed by the bankrupt corporation at a salary of $25 per week. She ceased work on June 8, 1940, at which time $287 was owing to her. On July 5, 1940, the corporation made an assignment…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In re Rouse, Hazard & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1899
- In Re BrannonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
- In re BennettCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
- In re SlomkaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1903
- Richardson v. . ThurberNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
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3Cited by17 opinions
- City of New York v. RassnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- In Re CrossUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 2000
- In Re TrahanDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1968
- United States v. SandsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Kavanas v. MeadCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
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