Legal Opinion
In re Lela & Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 6, 1977No. 75-2140PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
The petitioners in this case are thirty-nine parties who invested $146,000 in various limited partnerships that were organized to purchase, hold or operate real estate in Puerto Rico. Without their knowledge or consent, these funds were diverted to the purchase of two parcels of real estate by Lela and Company, Inc., which has become insolvent. In March of 1975 the defrauded investors filed a petition in the District Court for involuntary reorganization of Lelá under Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act.1 The District Court…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. United States Realty & Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Consolidated Rock Products Co. v. Du BoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Price v. GurneySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. American Trailer Rentals Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Fidelity Assurance Assn. v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In Re Victory Const. Co., Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 1981
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- In Re Sullivan County Regional Refuse Disposal DistrictUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · 1994
- Banco De Desarrollo Agropecuario, S.A. v. GibbsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- In Re Delta Motor Hotel of Syracuse, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1981
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