Legal Opinion
In re Smith
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 29, 1928PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODDARD, District Judge.
This is a motion to dismiss a petition in bankruptcy filed against Morton A. jSmith by the receiver of the alleged bankrupt, Produce Purveyors, Inc., who was appointed in an involuntary proceeding, and which has not yet been adjudicated.
The ground urged for permitting the receiver of the Produce Purveyors, Inc., to file the petition in bankruptcy against Smith, is the necessity of conserving his assets for the benefit of Produce Purveyors, Inc., of which Smith was an officer, and to whom it is alleged Smith is indebted.
Section 59b of the Bankruptcy Act (Act July 1,…
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