Legal Opinion
Schuenke v. Sampsell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1955No. 13396PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court affirming an order of a Referee in Bankruptcy refusing to set aside a sale to D. J. Miller of property of the bankrupt estate of The Ridgecrest Development Company, a corporation, of which he was President. Appellants contend Miller acted in a trust capacity for the officers of the bankruptcy court, and therefore the sale to him was void.
The Ridgecrest Development Company, a corporation, was adjudged a bankrupt in May, 1947, and the proceedings were referred to Referee Bergman and later to Referee McGugin.1…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Michoud v. GirodSupreme Court of the United States · 1846
- Mosser v. DarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Pfister v. Northern Illinois Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Jackson v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by8 opinions
- 9 Collier bankr.cas.2d 598, Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,390 in Re Exennium, Inc., Dba Axiom Television, Griffeys Tv and Appliances, Griffeys House of Portables, Griffeys Tv and Portables, Griffeys Electronics, Debtor. Irving Sulmeyer, Trustee v. Karbach Enterprises, a California Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- In the Matter of General Insecticide Co., Inc., BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Donovan & Schuenke v. SampsellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- In Re Transcontinental Energy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Bridgford Company v. BridgfordCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
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