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· 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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