Legal Opinion
Charles W. Wolverton v. Shell Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1971No. 23768_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order setting aside a private sale by a trustee in bankruptcy to the bankrupt, Wolverton, of an antitrust cause of action. We affirm.
The bankrupt had been in the retail oil business and owned 60% of the stock of a corporation, Wolverton Oil Company. On September 30, 1963, he acquired from that company a cause of action against major oil companies for claimed violation of the antitrust laws. On April 16, 1964, he filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. As a result, the cause of action and his stock in Wolver-ton Oil Company passed to the…
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