IN RE STANDARD COMMERCIAL TOBACCO CO.


34 F.Supp. 304 (1940)

In re STANDARD COMMERCIAL TOBACCO CO., Inc.

District Court, S. D. New York.

On Reargument August 7, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harper & Matthews, of New York City (Ben A. Matthews, Murray F. Johnson, and Vincent P. Uihlein, all of New York City, of counsel), for trustee.

Riegelman, Hess, Strasser & Hirsch, of New York City (George Z. Medalie, Charles A. Riegelman, and Walter J. Fried, all of New York City, of counsel), for Wertheim & Co. et al.

Cohen, Cole, Weiss & Wharton, of New York City (Sidney A. Wolff, of New York City, of counsel), for Tobacco & Allied Stocks, Inc.

John M. Harlan, of New York City, Trustee.

House, Grossman, Vorhaus & Hemley, of New York City (Myron J. Kleban and S. David Leibowitt, both of New York City, of counsel), special counsel for debtor.

Hayes, Nottingham & Combs, of New York City (William W. Nottingham, of New York City, of counsel), for Ellsworth D. Hill, Harrison K. McCann, and John L. Anderson.

Hodges, Reavis, Pantaleoni & Downey, of New York City (Martin D. Jacobs and Richard Swan Buell, both of New York City, of counsel), for E. D. & R. L. Axton.

Aristotle Souval, of New York City (Robert L. London, of New York City, of counsel), for Hellenic Bank Trust Co.

Frederick T. Finnigan, of New York City, for Securities Exchange Commission.


WOOLSEY, District Judge.

This petition to review is dismissed and the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the Referee, Robert P. Stephenson, Esq., to whom the matters herein involved were referred to hear and determine, are hereby confirmed and adopted by this Court for they are, in my opinion, clearly right.

There is not aught to be added by me to the full opinion which the Referee has written and the careful findings of fact and conclusions of law...

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