Legal Opinion
Wechsler v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 9, 1928No. 3764PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court awarding an unexpended balance of a composition fund in bankruptcy to the United States, rather than to the appellant, Jack Weehsler, on a claim filed after the offer in composition had been accepted, confirmed, and the creditors paid the stipulated amounts.
On August 28, 1924, an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against Moyer’s Home Store, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation doing business in Reading, Pa. Immediately after the petition was filed and before adjudication, an offer in composition of 25 per cent,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Nassau Smelting & Refining Works, Ltd. v. Brightwood Bronze Foundry Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- In re Atlantic Const. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1915
- Villere v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1927
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re M. D. Mirsky & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
- Hopkins v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- United States v. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1932
- Cohn v. MoskowitzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1932
- Chalmers v. SwarttzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1932
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