Legal Opinion
In Re Blaine Richards & Co., Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 10, 1981No. 8-19-70970PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CECELIA H. GOETZ, Bankruptcy Judge:
The very specific and limited question before the Court at the present time- is whether Blaine Richards & Co., Inc. (“Richards”), against which J. H. Rayner & Co., Ltd. (“Rayner”) has filed an involuntary petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, has twelve or more creditors, requiring that at least three creditors join in such a petition. Richards has filed a motion to dismiss Rayner’s petition on the ground that its creditors are twelve or more in number.
Section 303(b) of the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 303(b)) provides that an involuntary…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In the Matter of Gibraltor Amusements, Ltd., Bankrupt-Appellant, and the Wurlitzer Company and Wurlitzer Acceptance Corporation, Petitioning CreditorsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- In re BlountDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1906
- In the Matter of Ben Okamoto, Alleged Bankrupt. Hornblower & Weeks-Hemphill, Noyes v. Ben Okamoto, Alleged Bankrupt-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Theis v. LutherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- Grigsby-Grunow Co. v. Hieb Radio Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by14 opinions
- In Re Garland Coal & Mining Co.United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1986
- In the Matter of Timothy J. Rassi and Virginia Rassi. Jefferson Trust and Savings Bank of Peoria v. Timothy J. Rassi and Virginia RassiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- In Re SmithUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1990
- In Re Elsa Designs, Ltd.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1993
- Matter of Skye Marketing Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1981
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