Legal Opinion
Manhattan Properties, Inc. v. Irving Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 17, 1933No. 465PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the validity of a claim in bankruptcy by a lessor against a bankrupt estate for rent due after petition filed. The referee and judge expunged the claim and the lessor appealed. The bankrupt, a corporation, had leased from the creditor premises in New York in which its business was carried on. The lease provided that upon default in any covenant, including the payment of rent, the lessor might re-enter and repossess himself of the premises, in which case the lessee promised “to pay each month to the Landlord the deficit accruing from the difference…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Central Trust Co. of Ill. v. Chicago Auditorium Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Dunbar v. DunbarSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- In re Roth & AppelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1910
- Maynard v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- William Filene's Sons Co. v. WeedSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Barrow v. Irving Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- In re Sarnoff-Irving Hat Stores, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1935
- In re Ross Development Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1951
- Brown v. Irving Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- First Nat. Bank of Canton v. Irving Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933