Legal Opinion

In re Hollins

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 11, 1916No. 55PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Petition to Revise and Appeal from Order of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. In the matter of Harry B. Hollins and others, alleged bankrupts. A petition of H. B. Hollins & Co. to compel Crossman & Sielcken to pay over money to the petitioners, or to A. Deo Everett, receiver in bankruptcy, was denied, and the petitioners appealed and filed a petition to revise.

1Opinion of the Court

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

This case presents an interesting ques-_ tion relating to the marshalling of securities. The respondents, Cross-man & Sielcken, pledged certain securities with the firm of H. B. Hollins & Co. before the alleged bankruptcy of the latter, who repledged them to the Chase National Bank. At the same time the securities of the respondents were pledged, H. B. Hollins & Co. pledged with the bank certain securities of their own. Subsequently the respondents paid the bank what was due from H. B. Hollins & Co., and all the securities were turned over to them. The present action is…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kempe's Lessee v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1809
  2. Rice v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1862
  3. In re FrischknechtCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Chicago Bank of Commerce v. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
  2. Nixon v. MichaelsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
  3. Wheeling Structural Steel Co. v. MossCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
  4. Guaranty Trust Co. v. McCabeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
  5. In re HollinsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916

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