In re Worcester Footwear Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of the Worcester Footwear Company, alleged bankrupt.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
The decisive question, and the only one which has been argued, is that of jurisdiction. It turns on whether the alleged bankrupt had its principal place of business within this district for the greater part of the six months preceding the filing of this involuntary petition against it. Bankruptcy Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, § 2 (1), 30 Stat. 545- (Comp. St. 1916, § 9586). The respondent contends that it did not, and that its principal place of business was-in New York. The petition was filed on March 21, 1917, so that the period to be considered begins on September 21,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Burdick v. DillonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1906
- In re Mathews Consolidated Slate Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1905
- In re E. & G. Theatre Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1915
3Cited by6 opinions
- Kelly v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Chicago Bank of Commerce v. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Dryden v. Ranger Refining & Pipe Line Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1922
- In re American & British Mfg. Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1924
- Moesser v. Crucible Steel Company of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1959
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