In the Matter of James P Butler James P Butler’s Empirical Analysis
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
January 1980
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on Morimura, Arai & Co. v. Taback · Roberts v. W. P. Ford & Son, Inc. · Lockhart v. Edel · Johnston v. Johnston · Schapiro v. Tweedie Foot Wear Corp.
Most-quoted passages
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“materially false statement in writing respecting his financial condition,”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In the Matter of James P. Butler, Bankrupt, James P. Butler · In the Matter of Irving B. Weinroth, Individually and Trading as the Fair and the Dugout, Debtor. Irving B. Weinroth, Individually and Trading as the Fair and the Dugout, the First National Bank of Boston, Objecting Creditor, and Eugene M. Bernstein, Trustee“while engaged in business as a sole proprietor, partnership, or as an executive of a corporation, obtained for such business money or property on credit by making or publishing ... a materially false statement in writing respecting his financial condition .... [Emphasis added]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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