provable debt
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 283 U.S. 273 - Maynard v. Elliott · 1931Most cited · 272 citing opinions
claims founded upon contract, which at the time of the bankruptcy are fixed in amount or susceptible of liquidation, may be proved under subdivision (a)(4) of that section, although not absolutely owing when the petition is filed
How often courts cite the cases defining “provable debt”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “provable debt” — 399 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases 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.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1907–1931
- ORIGINAL
This court held that plaintiff's claim was 'provable under the bankruptcy act,' that is, was 'susceptible of being proved,' and that it might have been proved under § 63a as 'founded upon an open account or upon a contract express or implied,' if plaintiff had chosen to waive the tort and take his place with the other creditors of the estate.
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