· 11/22/1985
In Re Hanover Square Securities
Citations
- 55 B.R. 235
- 1985 Bankr. LEXIS 4919
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- denying SIPA \customer\ status to holders of subordinated loan agreements collateralized by securities
- denying SIPA “customer” status to holders of subordinated loan agreements col-lateralized by securities
- “SIPA does not protect all creditors of a brokerage firm against all losses in the event of the demise of the firm.”
- “its main function is to liquidate a broker or dealer when customers’ assets are in danger”
- no security account created where debtor tried to return portion of proceeds of collateral to Claimants rather than putting excess into customer accounts for trading
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Judges: Tina L. Brozman
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