Legal Opinion
Fischer v. Liberty Nat. Bank & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 7, 1932No. 56PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit under section 60b of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 USCA § 96 (b) to recover moneys alleged to have been preferentially paid. Wilson, the bankrupt, was indebted to the three defendants, the bank, Lippe and Barker, under separate transactions, not necessary to describe, upon which they had unsuccessfully pressed him from time to time for payment. He had been appointed receiver along with Barker and one Richards, in a sequestration suit pending in the District Court for the Southern District of New York, and in September, 1930, the estate was ready to be closed.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Spofford v. KirkSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Bliss v. . LawrenceNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of WorthingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Milnor v. MetzSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
- Stewart v. SampleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Hudson v. WylieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Miller v. Wells Fargo Bank International Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Kepler v. Steele (In Re Steele)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1983
- Hudson v. WylieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Griffin v. FurnessCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
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