Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

United States ex rel. Russo v. Nierstheimer

329 U.S. 742

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1946-10-14
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that equitable subordination is appropriate where claimant’s illegal or inequitable conduct harmed creditors, even if it is difficult to measure the harm caused

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Petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied.