Legal Opinion

Love v. North American Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 4, 1915No. 4491PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; Walter H. Sanborn, Judge. Suit by the North American Company against the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company, in which a receiver of the railroad company was appointed, and in which J. E. Love and others, constituting the Corporation Commission of the state of Oklahoma, and the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company intervened.

Read the full summary

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; Walter H. Sanborn, Judge. Suit by the North American Company against the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company, in which a receiver of the railroad company was appointed, and in which J. E. Love and others, constituting the Corporation Commission of the state of Oklahoma, and the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company intervened. From a judgment allowing the claims of the interveners, but denying them a preference, the interveners appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

CARLAND, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition in intervention filed June 14, 1914, wherein the Corporation Commission of the state of Oklahoma and the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company pray that the sum of $88,751.86 be declared to be entitled to preferential payment as against the claims of the bondholders and other general creditors of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company, hereafter called the Frisco Company. The claims of interveners were allowed by the District Court, hut denied a preference.

The facts conditioning the preferential character of the claims are as follows: On…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Illinois Trust & Savings Bank v. DoudCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
  2. Chicago & A. R. Co. v. United States & Mexican Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
  3. Rodger Ballast Car Co. v. Omaha, K. C. & E. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
  4. Whiteley v. Central Trust Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
  5. Fordyce v. Omaha, Kansas City & E. R. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Missouri · 1906

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Berthold-Jennings Lumber Co. v. St. Louis, I. M. & S. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
  2. Spiller v. St. Louis & S. F. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
  3. North American Co. v. St. Louis &. S. F. R.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1922
  4. Crane Co. v. Fidelity Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1916
  5. Fletcher Paper Co. v. Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1917

6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API