Legal Opinion
Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co. of New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 22, 1972No. 70-220PublishedCited by 427 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The sole issue in this case is whether petitioner, the trustee in reorganization of Webb & Knapp, Inc., has standing under Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act, 52 Stat. 883, 11 U. S. C. § 501 et seq., to assert, on behalf of persons holding debentures issued by Webb & Knapp, claims of misconduct by an indenture trustee. The United States District Court for the Southern District *417of New York held that petitioner lacked the requisite standing, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed en banc, with two judges dissenting, 439 F. 2d 118 (1971).1 We granted certiorari, 404…
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- McCandless v. FurlaudSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Co. v. LewisohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. American Trailer Rentals Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. KeySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors v. R.F. Lafferty & Co., Inc. Cogen Sklar, L.L.PCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
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