PALMER v. CONNECTICUT RY. CO.

No. 38.

311 U.S. 544 (1941)

PALMER ET AL., TRUSTEES, v. CONNECTICUT RAILWAY & LIGHTING CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 6, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James Garfield, with whom Mr. Hermon J. Wells was on the brief, for petitioners.

Mr. George W. Martin for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE REED delivered the opinion of the Court.

This certiorari, which we allowed because of its importance, involves problems of proving a lessor's claim for damages for rejection of its lease in a proceeding under § 77 of the Bankruptcy Act. The lease, demising respondent's street railway properties and equipment in Connecticut for 999 years from 1906, was rejected on December 18, 1935, by petitioners, the trustees...

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