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· 1/23/1911

Sexton v. Dreyfus

Citations

  • 219 U.S. 339

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that the rule that interest ceases to accrue on unsecured debt upon commencement of bankruptcy proceedings is a fundamental principle of English bankruptcy law, which is the basis of our system
  • rule that interest on unsecured debts stops at start of bankruptcy is a fundamental principle of English bankruptcy law which is basis of our system
  • examining origins of American rule derived from English bankruptcy system
  • discussing history of the rule
  • discussing history of the rule
  • discussing history of the rule

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Judges: Holmes

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