Legal Opinion
Annett v. New York, N. H. & H. R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 1, 1937No. 28PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The claimant, Annett, while a passenger on the debtor railroad during the year 1913, suffered injuries for which the debt- or recognized liability. On January 1, 1914 it made an agreement with her to pay her $10,000 cash at once, and $700 a month as long as she should live. This agreement it continued to perform until the month of November 1935, when it defaulted. It had filed a petition for reorganization under section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended (11 U.S.C.A. § 205 and note) in October, 1935, and its trustees repudiated the agreement. They now acknowledge…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Fosdick v. SchallSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Miltenberger v. Logansport Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Burnham v. BowenSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Pierce v. Tennessee Coal, Iron & RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Southern Railway Co. v. Carnegie Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
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