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- Title
The Bankruptcy Amendatory Act of 1938 / The Legacy of the Honorable Walter Chandler.
- Authors
KENNEDY, DAVID S.; LINDNER, ERNO
- Abstract
The article focuses on the Bankruptcy Amendatory Act of 1938 known as the "Chandler Act" and the legacy of its legislative sponsor, the Honorable Walter Chandler, former U.S. Congressman from West Tennessee and Mayor of Memphis. It examines the history of insolvency laws as well as the country's bankruptcy laws prior to 1938. It also notes that the first federal bankruptcy act was passed by the Congress in 1800 during the administration of President John Adams.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BANKRUPTCY; CHANDLER, Walter, 1887-1967; LEGISLATIVE bills; ADAMS, John, 1735-1826
- Publication
University of Memphis Law Review, 2011, Vol 41, Issue 4, p769
- ISSN
1080-8582
- Publication type
Article