In re Commodore’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 1 state decisions

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1. ““. . . The event which had not occurred was the bankrupt’s termination under such circumstances as to entitle him to the separation pay. If he had been discharged for cause, or otherwise been ineligible, there would have been no pay forthcoming. A fund thus contingent upon future happenings is not required to be listed as an asset of the bankrupt estate. “Petitioner contends that separation pay is not ‘wages or compensation’ so as to be subject to the above rule of law. However, it is apparent that the pay is compensation of a sort, at least to the extent that it is paid by the employer to the employee generally for services performed. Section 19.3 of the employment contract defines separation allowance in the following terms: ‘Separation Pay is earned during periods of employment with the Company . . .’ I believe that the pay in question is subject to the above rule of law.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commodore v. Armour & Co.

2. ““. . . Where the right to compensation is contingent on an event that does not occur until after bankruptcy, moreover, the trustee has been denied any interest in earnings eventually received by the bankrupt notwithstanding the fact that they represented payment for services performed wholly or in part before bankruptcy. . . .” (pp. 448, 449.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commodore v. Armour & Co.