United States Rubber Co. v. American Oak Leather Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIROUIT COURT OP APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH circuit. ' On September 11,1896, the American Oak Leather Company, a corporation of the State of Ohio, filed, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois a bill of complaint against C. H. Fargo & Company, a corporation of the State of Illinois; the United States Rubber Company, a corporation of the State of New Jersey; L. Candee & Company, a corporation of the State of Connecticut;…
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CERTIORARI TO THE CIROUIT COURT OP APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH circuit. ' On September 11,1896, the American Oak Leather Company, a corporation of the State of Ohio, filed, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois a bill of complaint against C. H. Fargo & Company, a corporation of the State of Illinois; the United States Rubber Company, a corporation of the State of New Jersey; L. Candee & Company, a corporation of the State of Connecticut; John W. Arnold, United States Marshal for the Northern District of Illinois, and the Metropolitan National Bank, a…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shiras
This was a case in which the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois, sitting in chancery, was called upon to administer and distribute the assets of an insolvent corporation. The jurisdiction of the court was invoked by a bill of complaint filed on behalf of unsecured creditors seeking to set aside as fraudulent certain preferences held by the defendants. Pending that controversy, a receiver was appointed, and ultimately a fund was realized for distribution amounting to about $111,000.
The contested questions raised by the bill, intervening petitions, and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Davis v. SchwartzSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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- Robinson v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- White v. CotzhausenSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Streeter v. Jefferson County BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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