Legal Opinion

Heyward v. Goldsmith

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided January 17, 1921No. 2606PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Charles P. Orr, Judge. In the matter of the bankruptcy of the Apollo Electric Steel Company; J. J. Goldsmith, trustee. From an order affirming an order of the referee disallowing his claim, Thomas Heyward, Jr., appeals. Or - der reversed, with direction to allow claim.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by Thomas R. Heyward, Jr., from the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, affirming an order of the referee disallowing his claim in bankruptcy. Heyward was negotiating with the bankrupt for the purchase of 6,000 tons of open hearth steel ingots. Some question arose as to his financial responsibility, whereupon he disclosed his customers, the receivers of the Central Iron & Steel Company, of Harrisburg, Pa., to the bankrupt, which, with the consent of Hayward, entered into an agreement with them directly for the sale of said ingots for…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. BehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Central Trust Co. of Ill. v. Chicago Auditorium Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. Hinckley v. Pittsburgh Bessemer Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1887
  4. Wilson v. WernwagSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
  5. Imperial Coal Co. v. Port Royal Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890

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  1. Fidelity Union Casualty Co. v. HansonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
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