Legal Opinion
In Re Prudence Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 11, 1938No. 247PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
In 1931, the Prudence Company retained Alfred T. Davison as its attorney to enforce its rights under a surety bond guaranteeing completion of an apartment hotel, for the construction of which the Prudence Company had made large advances. Litigation .conducted by Mr. Davison resulted in a judgment for some $780,000, from which the defendants appealed. While the appeal was pending, the Prudence Company filed its petition for reorganization under section 77B, 11 U.S.C.A. § 207, and trustees were appointed for the debtor on February 1, 1935. They proposed to Mr. Davison that…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Matter of TillmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- In Re the Estate of MontgomeryNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Johnson v. CollierSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- In re Baxter & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907
- In Re San Juan Gold, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by31 opinions
- In the Matter of Pacific Far East Line, Inc., Debtor. Joseph M. Alioto v. Official Creditor CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Greene v. Schmukler (In Re De Berry)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1986
- Sherman v. BuckleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- Owens v. Automobile Recovery Bureau, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- In The Matter Of Land Investors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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