Legal Opinion
Smith v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1925No. 4318PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAYTON, District Judge.
On April 2, 1923, the several cases pending on the equity side of the District Court were consolidated in the amended bill of complaint, the cause now here, which is an ancillary proceeding by Brown and Sims, receivers of the Miller-Link Lumber Company, a corporation. The purpose of the suit was to cancel, as clouds on plaintiffs’ title, the deed from B. W. Johnson to Howell, and the deed from Howell' to W. P. Smith, one of the defendants, as trustee for Black, another defendant, purporting to secure the payment of a note jointly given by the defendants Howell, Garland…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Simmons Creek Coal Co. v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Chambers v. RingstaffSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
- Miller v. HodgesTexas Commission of Appeals · 1924
- Bradley v. Washington, Alexandria, & Georgetown Steam Packet Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1839
- Davis v. GeorgeTexas Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Fred A. Cruz, Etc. v. W. B. (Bill) HauckCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- In Re EttingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- First Iowa Hydro Electric Cooperative v. Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Magnaleasing, Inc. v. Staten Island MallDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- First Iowa Hydro Electric Cooperative v. Iowa-Illinois Gas And Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1957
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