Legal Opinion

Novak v. O'Neal

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 14, 1953No. 14000_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.

This appeal brings for review the ruling of the Court below which denied the claim and petition of two creditors of a bankrupt, Leonard Furst, to have set aside to such bankrupt the exemption authorized by the laws of Georgia and that such exemption be delivered to the petitioners in discharge and satisfaction of promissory notes held by them which contained an assignment of the bankrupt’s homestead and exemption. In his petition,1 Furst originally claimed as a homestead exemption under Section 51-101 of the Code of Georgia, wearing apparel valued at $150, and money…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lockwood v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. Bell v. Dawson Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  4. Saul v. BowersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
  5. Taylor Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Tyler v. BlackCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  2. Mims v. Dixie Finance Corp.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1976
  3. Debby Elzea v. National Bank of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. Bill Travis and Joyce Travis, Cross-Appellants v. Trust Company Bank, Cross-Appellee. Joyce Travis v. Trust Company BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. Patton v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1965

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