First Nat. Bank v. Ewing
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas. These five appeals are from the final decree of distribution made by the trial court in the main suit of Alonzo J. Tullock v. Galveston, Laporte & Houston Railway Company.
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Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas. These five appeals are from the final decree of distribution made by the trial court in the main suit of Alonzo J. Tullock v. Galveston, Laporte & Houston Railway Company. It appears from the record that the Galveston, Laporte & Houston Railway Company is the successor of the Laporte, Houston & Northern Railroad Company, which was incorporated October 7, 1892, with authority to construct a railroad from the town of Laporte, Harris county, into the city of Houston, the distance being 22 miles. By an…
1Opinion of the CourtMaxey, District Judge
The records before us embrace five distinct appeals, and each one will be considered in its order.(1) First National Bank of Houston v. Ewing et al.
This appeal brings up for review that part of the final decree of distribution which postpones the claim of the appellant as a bond*182holder to the payment of receivers’ certificates and other claims classed by the court as preferential. The objection of the appellant to. the issuance of receivers’ certificates will be first considered. In respect of this item, amounting in the aggregate to $245,279.54, the record shows that the certificates were…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Fosdick v. SchallSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- In Re TylerSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Union Trust Co. v. Illinois Midland Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Thomas v. Western Car Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Miltenberger v. Logansport Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. v. New York City Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. Liberdar Holding Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Board of Com'rs of Sweetwater County, Wyo. v. BernardinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
- Coy v. Title Guarantee & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915
- Thomsen v. CullenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1928
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