Legal Opinion
Massey v. Farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1938No. 4269, 4292-4294, 4297PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
The appeals in these cases question the correctness of certain orders of the District Court whereby petitions filed by Elizabeth E. Massey, a debtor, under section 75 of the National Bankruptcy Act, as amended, 11 U.S.C.A. § 203, were dismissed on the ground that they were lacking in good faith and did not justify the extensions of credit which she sought. Mrs. Massey is the owner and operator of 106 acres of land near Winchester, Va., comprising 90 acres of apple orchards, an apple candy plant, a homestead and woodland. On August 13, 1937, she filed a petition under…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wright v. Vinton Branch of Mountain Trust Bank of RoanokeSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- International Harvester Co. of America v. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1914
- Daniel v. Guaranty Trust Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Borgelt v. BohneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1935
- In re HughesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1919
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- In Re HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- Cowherd v. Phœnix Joint Stock Land BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
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