Legal Opinion
Foshee v. Lloyds, New York
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1981No. 79-3727PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
This is another of the several eases that that have brought the Foshee brothers before this court.1 This latest controversy involves attorneys’ fees and priorities of creditors.
The background to this case is stated in our opinion in Foshee v. Lloyds, New York, 619 F.2d 1104 (5th Cir. 1980). A fire destroyed the Foshees’ warehouse in which their peanut crop was stored. The warehouse building and its contents were insured by Lloyds, New York. The insurance claim involving the building was the subject of a suit which was settled for $160,000 prior to trial. The case…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. City of New BritainSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. Security Trust & Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- United States v. VermontSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Roan v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
- City of Birmingham v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Urban Industries, Inc. Of Kentucky, Etc. v. Joan Thevis, Intervenor-Appellant v. Michael G. ThevisCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- First State Bank v. SouthTrust BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Federal Trade Commission v. American Legal Distributors, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1990
- Wheeler G. Foshee, Jr. v. Lloyds, New York, an Unincorporated Association, Lloyds, New York, an Unincorporated Association and United States of America, and in Interpleader-Appellees v. Uss Agri-Chemicals, Division of United States Steel Corporation, in Interpleader-Appellants v. Custom Farm Services of Alabama, Inc., Etc., in Interpleader-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981