Legal Opinion

Atlas Portland Cement Co. v. Fox

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 5, 1920No. 3289PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Suit by Edmund K. Fox against the Atlas Portland Cement Company and another. From a decree for plaintiff, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

VAN ORSDEE, Associate Justice.

Appellee, Fox, filed a bill in equity in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to enjoin appellants from attempting to enforce or assert any lien upon certain real estate owned by plaintiff, Fox, in the District of Columbia, by reason of certain judgments at law held by the defendant companies. From a decree in favor of plaintiff, defendants appeal.

" It appears that plaintiff, Fox, in July, 1914, purchased the property in question, and for business reasons had it conveyed to one Joseph B. Colburn. The deed to Colburn was executed September 9, 1914. After…

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Brown v. PierceSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  2. Young v. Clarendon TownshipSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  3. Coad v. CowhickWyoming Supreme Court · 1901

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Mary Osin v. Robert H. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
  2. Citizens Nat. Trust & S. Bank of Los Angeles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
  3. In Re Parkwood, Inc. American Security and Trust Co., Trustee in Reorganization of Parkwood, Inc. v. Equitable Life Insurance Co. In Re Parkwood, Inc. American Security and Trust Co., Trustee in Reorganization of Parkwood, Inc. v. Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. In Re Adams Properties, Inc. American Security and Trust Co., Trustee in Reorganization of Adams Properties, Inc. v. Hartford Life Insurance CoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  4. Schooler v. SchoolerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
  5. American Security & Trust Co. v. Equitable Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971

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