Legal Opinion

Wirt Franklin Petroleum Corp. v. Gruen

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 5, 1944No. 10814PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

Bettye Gruen, a judgment creditor of Lloyd Carter, caused writs of garnishment to be issued against the appellants and others to compel the sale under execution of certain shares of capital stock in the Wirt Franklin Petroleum Corporation, alleged to belong to Carter, with application of the proceeds against the judgment debt. Judgment was entered upon a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff against Floyd Karsten, Morris Rauch, and Wirt Franklin Petroleum Corporation, and these garnishees have appealed.

The, basis of the execution against the stock was that Carter, in…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. The Lafayette Ins. Co. v. FRENCHSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
  3. Louisville, Cincinnati, & Charleston Rail-Road v. LetsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
  4. Wheeling Steel Corp. v. FoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  5. Jellenik v. Huron Copper Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. United Gas Corporation v. FontenotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  5. Albuquerque Nat. Bank v. Citizens Nat. Bank in AbileneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954

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