Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Terminal Shares, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1939No. 11380, 11381PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
This is an ancillary and dependent suit brought by the appellant in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, in the Matter of Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, Debtor, a proceeding for the reorganization of a railroad under Section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act. From orders vacating the service of process upon the defendants and setting aside the order authorizing such service, these appeals are taken.
The controversy is over the jurisdiction of the court of bankruptcy to entertain the suit, the ultimate purpose of which is to recover for the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Ex Parte Crow DogSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Hawaii v. MankichiSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Harrison v. ChamberlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Meyer v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Callaway v. BentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Fleming v. Hawkeye Pearl Button Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Williams v. AustrianSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- First Nat. Bank in Houston, Texas v. LakeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
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