Legal Opinion
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Rea Express, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 20, 1977No. 75 B 253PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRIESA, District Judge.
This appeal raises the legal issue whether, in an arrangement under Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act, workmen’s compensation payments on behalf of the debtor in possession to employees injured before the commencement of the arrangement proceeding are “costs and expenses of administration” under § 64a(l) of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 104(a)(1). This Court reverses the decision of the Bankruptcy Court, Hon. John J. Galgay, and holds that they are not.
Defendant REA commenced a Chapter XI proceeding on February 18, 1975. It operated its business as debtor in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re Mammoth Mart, Inc., Debtor. Stanley Cramer v. Mammoth Mart, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Reading Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- In Re Public Ledger, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
- Bowen v. HockleyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
- Goldie v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In Re Lull Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1993
- In Re REA Express, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (In re Chateaugay Corp.)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- In Re Blanton-Smith Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1984
- In Re Chateaugay Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1993
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