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Brown Vs. O'Keefe
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- US Supreme Court
- Mar 29, 1937
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U.S. 598 (1937) U.S. Supreme Court Brown v. O'KeefeSearch
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U.S. 598 (1937) Brown v. O'KeefeSearch
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held the defenses insufficient, and gave judgment against the defendant for the amount of the assessment. Slaughter v. BrownSearch
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attendant upon ownership, though his name was left continuously on the stock book of the bank. Cf. Richmond v. IronsSearch
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that the shares were burdensome assets, and was directed by the court to abandon and disclaim them. American File Co. v. GarrettSearch
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First National Bank v. LasaterSearch
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supra, p. 145 U. S. 52 . Cf. Mills Novelty Co. v. MonarchSearch
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Kirstein Holding Co. v. BangorSearch
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is presumed, but rejection leaves the title by relation as if the gift had not been made. See Albany Hospital v. AlbanySearch
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be the same whether title is conceived of as remaining in the bankrupt or as afterwards reverting. Albany Hospital v. AlbanySearch
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it is his after disclaimer by the trustee, wherever it may have been while acceptance was uncertain. American File Co. v. GarrettSearch
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unless claims thereon exist in favor of claimants whose identity is determinable at the date of the petition. Zavelo v. ReevesSearch
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the statutory liability may be enforced by a receiver through the medium of a claim in bankruptcy. Cf. Erickson v. RichardsonSearch
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to liquidate the amount of the indebtedness effectively and speedily, and give relief accordingly. Cf. Cunningham v. CommissionerSearch
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United States v. IllinoisSearch
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in bankruptcy, the amount to be liquidated under the direction of the court by bill in equity or otherwise. Cunningham v. CommissionerSearch
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King v. PomeroySearch
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Irons v. Manufacturers'Search
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F. 591. Cf. Hightower v. AmericanSearch
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is to invest the court with a discretionary power that can be fitted to the needs of varying situations. Maynard v. ElliottSearch
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Foust v. MunsonSearch
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of bankruptcy give assurance of a remedy that can be moulded and adapted to the needs of the occasion. Cunningham v. CommissionerSearch
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the claim is not defeated though there was uncertainty as to its amount at the filing of the petition. Maynard v. ElliottSearch
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become obvious to the liquidating agent, and indeed to all concerned. The facts are far removed from those in Miller v. IrvingSearch
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origin in the covenants of a lease. For historical causes, such covenants are sui generis ( Manhattan Properties v. IrvingSearch
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Gardiner v. ButlerSearch
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petitioner describes it. What infusion of contingency will vitiate a claim is, at best, a question of degree ( Maynard v. ElliottSearch
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there is a leaning toward allowance in aid of the purpose of the statute to relieve the honest debtor ( Williams v. U.SSearch
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Central Trust Co. v. ChicagoSearch
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True indeed it is that the liability is created by a statute, and not solely by agreement. McClaine v. RankinSearch
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Even so, the liability, created though it is by statute, is quasi contractual in its origin and basis. Chisholm v. GilmerSearch
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Shriver v. WoodbineSearch
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Coffin Brothers & Co. v. BennettSearch
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U. S. 71 , 184 U. S. 74 . Cf. Erickson v. RichardsonSearch
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Davis v. AetnaSearch
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