Legal Opinion

Bowles v. Stonebraker

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 4, 1949No. 736PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Bowles filed a petition alleging that he was owner of a quantity of beer which had been seized by the marshal under a writ of attachment in a proceeding by Stonebraker against Gold Label Distributing Company; and that he (Bowles) was entitled to possession of the beer by reason of an assignment made to him by Gold Label Distributing Company to secure a loan of $9,500. The petition was entitled “Trial Right of Property,” 1 and after notice by the marshal a hearing was had on Bowles’ claim. Stonebraker opposed the claim. At the conclusion of Bowles’ evidence the court…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gibson v. ShufeldtSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. Peyton v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  3. Speyrer v. MillerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
  4. Testart v. BelotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Simons v. Federal Bar Building CorporationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971

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