Legal Opinion
In re U. S. Hoffman Can Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 10, 1967No. 15985PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FREEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns the contention of officers of bankrupt corporations that the privilege against self-incrimination justifies their refusal to file a statement of affairs of the bankrupts with verified supporting schedules.
On July 13, 1965 U. S. Hoffman Can Corp., and its subsidiary Commercial Can Corp., were adjudicated bankrupt on an involuntary petition. The Referee ordered three officers of the corporations, Roth, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Hirsch, the Secretary, who are the appellants, and Irving Holtz, the President, to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- United States v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Albertson v. Subversive Activities Control BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. CoffeyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by27 opinions
- United States v. Robert NeffCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Ivan Melchor Moreno and Rigoberto Melchor MorenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- In Re Myron FarberSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- In the Matter of Henry A. Kokoszka, BankruptsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- In Re ConnellyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986
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