Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, Debtor
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 17, 1972No. 372, 373, 374, Dockets 71-1903, 71-1929, 71-2024PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 330 F.Supp. 131, declaring an equitable lien on certain property and imposing a constructive trust on income from certain other property transferred by the debtor New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (New Haven) to the Penn Central Transportation Company (Penn Central). We reverse on the ground that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction under § 77(a) of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 205(a) (1970), to issue the order, since the property affected is…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Thompson v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Gardner v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Thompson v. Texas Mexican Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Palmer v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by18 opinions
- In The Matter Of Quanta Resources Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- In Re Penn Central Transportation CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- In The Matter Of The New York, New Haven And Hartford Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Barry v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Jeffries v. Browning (In Re Reserves Development Corp.)District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1986
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