Legal Opinion
Reconstruction Finance Corp. v. Rhodes. Rhodes v. Reconstruction Finance Corp
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1954No. 14825_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This is a bankruptcy proceeding in which, by order of court, there was a sale of encumbered assets free of liens. The court below confirmed the sale at the price bid by the lien creditor, which was less than the amount of the secured indebtedness; but the court ordered said creditor forthwith to pay to the bankrupt estate the sum of $860.79, which the court said represented expenses directly attributable to the sale of said property “and which, were incurred by the trustee in his efforts to obtain the best bid possible.” The above sum was itemized in the court’s order as…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gugel v. New Orleans Nat. BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1917
- Lerner Stores Corporation v. Electric Maid Bake ShopsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1928
- City of New Orleans v. HarrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943
- Ridgely Nat. Bank v. MathenyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1901
- In re ZehnerDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1912
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Moister v. Farmers Bank (In Re Truitt)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1981
- In the Matter of Standard Brass Corporation, Philip B. Johnson, Trustee, Applicant-Appellee v. The Farmers National Bank of BelvidereCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
- Moister v. DeKalb Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n (In Re Robertson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1981
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