Legal Opinion
Desser, Rau & Hoffman and Jack L. Rau, Individually v. George T. Goggin, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Stockholders Publishing Company, Inc., a Bankrupt
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1957No. 15073PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge.
Before its demise the Daily News of Los Angeles was published by the now bankrupt Stockholders Publishing Company, Inc. During the period December 1, 1953, to December 31, 1954, the company was represented by the Los Angeles law partners, Desser, Rau & Hoffman.
On December 31, 1954, a petition in involuntary bankruptcy was filed against the company. Subsequently an adjudication of bankruptcy was made. The lawyers were not only not paid for their services, which must have been extensive, but they are out of pocket moneys in the amount of §3,217.68 expended for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Western Tie & Timber Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Jones v. MartinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- Ex parte KyleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1850
- Half Moon Fruit & Produce Co. v. FloydCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932
- In re W. & A. Bacon Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1919
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- Gelfand, Greer, Popko & Miller v. ShivenerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Cowley v. Texas Snubbing Control, Inc.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1992
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