Legal Opinion
Armstrong v. Alliance Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1940No. 9366PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge,
This litigation has been long and devious, but may be simply outlined. Appellant, George W. Armstrong, of Texas and Mississippi, in 1919 borrowed of appellee Alliance Trust Co., Ltd., of Dundee, Scotland, through a broker in Memphis, Tenn., $125,000 on the security of his plantation in Mississippi of 20,800 acres. The principal was payable over a period of ten years, and drew interest at 6% evidenced by coupon notes before maturity, 8% after maturity; and additional notes for 1%% of the original principal were made payable to the brokers, ostensibly as commissions. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Alliance Tr. Co., Ltd. v. ArmstrongMississippi Supreme Court · 1939
- Pelzer Manuf'g Co. v. Hamburg-Bremen Fire Ins. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of South Carolina · 1894
- Shattuck v. North British & Mercantile Ins. Co. of LondonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1893
- Atwood v. Deming Inv. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
- Armstrong v. Alliance Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by6 opinions
- R.I.D.C. Industrial Development Fund v. P. L. SnyderCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Gibson v. Miami Valley Milk Producers, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1973
- Armstrong v. Alliance Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
- United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc. v. Union Bank (In Re United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Good Hope Industries, Inc. v. Connecticut Transport, Inc. (In Re Good Hope Industries, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1982
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