Legal Opinion
Compton v. Atwell
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 4, 1953No. 17-1167PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
This case originated in the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia and comes to us on appeal from the judgment of the Municipal Court of Appeals. The facts are these: William G. Herbert, Henry Farrar and Harry A. Sterling were creditors of Ernest N. Compton, each having lent him small sums of money at various times. On March 2, 1951, they made separate written assignments of their unrelated claims to Hugh E. At-well, to whom Compton was also indebted.
Although the assignments were absolute and unconditional in form, they were admittedly made for the sole…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Titus v. WallickSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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- Murray v. GadsdenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Brick v. BrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
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