need for relief
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 317 U.S. 78 - Marine Harbor Properties, Inc. v. Manufacturers Trust Co. · 1942Most cited · 242 citing opinions
Chapter X bankruptcy
a petitioner's showing of 'need for relief' under Ch. X, required to be contained in every petition by the express provisions of § 130(7), must demonstrate that at least in some substantial particular the prior proceedings withhold or deny creditors or stockholders benefits, advantages, or protection which Ch. X affords.
How often courts cite the case defining “need for relief”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “need for relief” — 242 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.