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· 1/9/1961

Lewis v. Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit

Citations

  • 364 U.S. 603
  • 81 S. Ct. 347
  • 5 L. Ed. 2d 323
  • 1961 U.S. LEXIS 2046

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • declining to extend the “stranger to the deed” rule to the right of first refusal
  • Non-uniform treatment of property interests by both State and federal courts within a state enables parties to receive windfalls \by reason of the happenstance of bankruptcy.\
  • instances where the trustee has Federal rights which existing creditors may not have
  • instances where the trustee has Federal rights that existing creditors may not have
  • the right of creditors are ascertained as of the date of bankruptcy

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Judges: Douglas, Harlan

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