Legal Opinion
Robert D. Carney v. Walter D. Sanders, Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Atlanta Times, Inc., Bankrupt
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1967No. 23688_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREWSTER, District Judge:
This case presents the question of whether the referee in bankruptcy had summary jurisdicton of certain funds deposited in the registry of a state court in an interpleader action prior to the commencement of the bankruptcy proceeding. We disagree with the action of the trial court in upholding such summary jurisdiction.
The appellant was happily and securely employed as an advertising representative when he was offered the position of advertising director by the Atlanta Times, Inc, 1 on a daily newspaper it was planning to publish in Atlanta. It took considerable…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. Lake Street Elevated RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Lion Bonding & Surety Co. v. KaratzSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Cline v. KaplanSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Eyster v. GaffSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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- Blackhawk Heating & PlumbIng Co. Inc. v. GeeslinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- In Re Reginald Washington, Bankrupt. Myron E. Wasserman, Trustee v. Diane Margaret Washington A/K/A Joann WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
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