Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

United States v. Penner Installation Corp.

United States v. Penner Installation Corp., 340 U.S. 898 (1950)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1950-12-11
Topic
bankruptcy

How later courts describe this case

  • banker’s statutory and common law lien extended to funds in its possession and debtor’s bankruptcy could not affect these liens
  • “[T]he contracting officer must act impartially in settling disputes. He must not act as a representative of one of the contracting parties, but as an impartial, unbiased judge.”

Citator

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Authority status
pending
Cited by
32 opinions
Per Curiam:

The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.

The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.