Legal Opinion
Harris v. Avery Brundage Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 12, 1938No. 53PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
Did the bankruptcy court in this involuntary proceeding have jurisdiction to order the disposition of property in the possession of persons found by the court to be holding as agents of the alleged bankrupt?
Respondents engaged the Tax Service Association of Illinois to seek exemption for respondents from an Illinois tax. The contract entitled the Association to $1,500 cash, and an additional $20,000 should the Supreme Court of Illinois find respondents exempt. The contract authorized the Association to retain petitioner Odell as attorney to prosecute the claimed exemption without cost to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mueller v. NugentSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Taubel-Scott-Kitzmiller Co. v. FoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Harrison v. ChamberlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- May v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Bryan v. BernheimerSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Thompson v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Pacemaker Diagnostic Clinic of America, Inc., a Corporation, Plaintiff- Cross-Appellee v. Instromedix, Inc., a Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Fish v. EastCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
- New Hampshire Fire Insurance v. ScanlonSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- In Re Mt. Forest Fur Farms of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
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