Legal Opinion
United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc. v. Equitable Life Assurance Society
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 24, 1982No. 84, Docket 81-5017PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (“Equitable”) and John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Hancock”) appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Knapp, J., disallowing their claims in a bankruptcy proceeding pursuant to Chapter XI of the former Bankruptcy Act1 for collection costs and liquidated damages. Appellants contend that agreements under which they extended loans to United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc. (“UM&M”), provided for recovery of the claimed amounts upon UM&M’s filing of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Kothe v. R. C. Taylor TrustSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- In Re Tastyeast, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- In Re Continental Vending MacHine Corp. And Continental Apco, Inc., Debtors. James Talcott, Inc. v. Irving L. Wharton, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Cotheal v. . TalmageNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
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3Cited by2 opinions
- 6 Collier bankr.cas.2d 321, Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,005 in Re United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc., Debtors. United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc., Debtors-Appellees v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Shop-N-Go of Maine, Inc. (In Re Shop-N-Go of Maine, Inc.)District Court, D. Maine · 1986