Legal Opinion

Beall v. Cowan

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 1, 1896No. 256PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Oregon. This was a suit in equity by H. M. Beall, receiver of Linn County National Bank, against J. L. Cowan and others, to set aside certain mortgages made by said Cowan to his co-defendants in trust as securi- ty for payment of certain creditors.

1Opinion of the Court

GILBERT, Circuit Judge.

Prior to the 17th day of June, 1893, one J. L. Cowan was carrying on a banking business, and owned and managed the bank at Lebanon, in Linn county, Or., known as the Bank of Lebanon. At the same time he was president of the Linn County National Bank, located at Albany, in the same county and state. On June 17, 1893, the Bank of Lebanon failed, and on June 19, 1893, the Linn County National Bank closed its doors, and H. M. Beall, who is the appellant in this case, was appointed receiver by the controller of the currency. When the Bank of Lebanon failed, it owed the Linn…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  2. White v. CotzhausenSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  3. Winner v. HoytWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
  4. Crow v. BeardsleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
  5. Christy v. PridgeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1866

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bank of California v. CowanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1896
  2. Bank of California v. CowanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1896
  3. O'Connell v. Central BankU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Oregon · 1897

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