Legal Opinion

Chesbrough v. Woodworth

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 5, 1912No. 2,151PublishedCited by 20 opinions

In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan. Action at law by Erank T. Woodworth against Erank P. Ches-' brough and Joseph W. McGraw. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

DENISON, Circuit Judge.

In October, 1902, the Old Second National Bank, of Bay City, Mic.h., reported a capital of $200,000, a surplus of $75,000, and undivided profits of $27,000. Its total loans and discounts were about $1,000,000. Alvin Maltby, who some years before had been involved in a failure, was in 1902 doing business for his wife, but using the trade name, “Maltby Dumber Company,” and under that name was dealing in telegraph poles, railroad ties, etc. The Maltby Company had followed the plan of shipping a car, making a draft on its customer, attaching a bill of lading and inspection…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Smith v. BollesSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Gold-Mining Co. v. National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  3. Sigafus v. PorterSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  4. Yates v. Jones National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  5. Hindman v. First Nat. Bank of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1902

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. American Anodco, Inc. And American Bumper & Manufacturing Company, Inc., Cross-Appellants v. Reynolds Metals Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
  2. Atherton v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1936
  3. Zimmern v. BlountCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1917
  4. Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. v. SloanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1918
  5. Seiden v. ButcherDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978

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