Legal Opinion
O'Connell v. Scheck
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 4, 1973No. 73-1256PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
The question here is whether, in a contempt proceeding arising from the failure to comply with a referee’s turnover order, a district court may allow a purchaser of goods from a receiver a credit for counsel fees incurred in attempting to resolve difficulties relating to the handling of a check not conforming to the receiver’s requirements.
Contemporary Apparel, the debtor, filed on April 29, 1970, a petition for an arrangement under Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act. Shortly thereafter, Zelman Scheck offered to purchase from the receiver a quantity of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Maggio v. ZeitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Mueller v. NugentSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Penfield Co. v. Securities & Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Thomas L. O'hagan, Trustee in Bankruptcy v. Robert Blythe, in the Matter of Liberty Return Loads Association, Inc., BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- In re DickensDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1909
3Cited by1 opinion
- Contemporary Apparel, Inc. v. ScheckCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973