Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

United States v. Penner Installation Corp.

340 U.S. 898

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.”

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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.