Legal Opinion
In Re Baltimore & OR Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided October 9, 1939No. 9294, A, B, CPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
This is the first case under the recent Act of Congress (Chandler Act) approved July 28, 1939 which added a new chapter to the Bankruptcy Act, designated Chapter 15, entitled “Railroad Adjustments”. The petitioners are the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, a Maryland corporation, and three of its subsidiaries. All four petitions were filed in this court on July 28, 1939, after the Act became effective. The purpose of all the petitions is to secure approval by the court of a general plan for the modification of existing provisions of outstanding securities of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. BoydSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Wright v. Vinton Branch of Mountain Trust Bank of RoanokeSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Kuehner v. Irving Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Kansas City Terminal Railway Co. v. Central Union Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Connecticut General Insurance v. United States Railway Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- Empire Constr. Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1959
- American Nat. Bank of Nashville v. City of SanfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- In Re Baltimore & O. R. Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1945
- In re Baltimore & O. R.District Court, D. Maryland · 1940
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.