Legal Opinion
Litton v. Pepper
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1939No. Nos. 4378, 4392PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal was taken from the action of the District Judge in disallowing the claim of a judgment creditor against the bankrupt estate, although the trustee in bankruptcy had previously endeavored to set aside the judgment in a proceeding in the courts of Virginia and had been met with an adverse decision which was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State.
• The judgment was confessed in the Circuit Court for Russell County, Virginia, on July 1, 1931 for the sum of $33,468.89 on behalf of the Dixie Splint Coal Company, Inc., the bankrupt, by P. H. Smith,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Isaacs v. Hobbs Tie & Timber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. BraySupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Lesser v. GraySupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Spencer v. Duplan Silk Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Pepper v. Dixie Splint Coal Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1935
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Heiser v. WoodruffSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- In Re American Fidelity CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1939
- Heiser v. WoodruffSupreme Court of the United States · 1946