Legal Opinion

In re John F. Doyle & Son

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 4, 1913No. 1,762PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Petition for Review from the District Court of the United -States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; J. Whitaker Thompson, Judge. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of John E. Doyle & Son. Petition to review an order (205 Fed. 543)' denying an application of the trustee to compel the bankrupts to join in an application by a purchaser for a renewal of the bankrupts' liquor license.

1Opinion of the Court

J. B. McPHERSON, Circuit Judge.

On October 16, 1912, a creditors’ petition was filed against John F. Doyle & Son. The bankrupts were then selling liquor at retail in the city of Philadelphia under a license that did not expire until May 31, 1913. They owned also the bar fixtures and a small quantity of stock, but the license *2was practically their only asset. In the schedule they valued the combined property at $12,000, and the appraisers appointed by the district court had previously valued it on November 8 at a few hundred dollars more. In the district courts of Pennsylvania (and in some…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Fisher v. CushmanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1900
  2. In re Estate of BuckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
  3. In re BeckerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1899
  4. Aschenbach v. CareySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  5. In re EmrichDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1900

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Watson Bros. Transp. Co. v. JaffaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
  2. McGlynn v. SchultzNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1966
  3. Shaw v. Calgon, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955
  4. Brubaker v. D'OraziMontana Supreme Court · 1947
  5. Adolph Gottscho, Inc. v. American Marking Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1955

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