Legal Opinion

Wing v. Dillingham

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 5, 1917No. 2808PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Texas; Waller T. Bums, Judge. Suit by Charles Dillingham, as receiver for the Houston Oil Company of Texas, and others against Wilson D. Wing. From a decree for complainants, defendant appeals.

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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Texas; Waller T. Bums, Judge. Suit by Charles Dillingham, as receiver for the Houston Oil Company of Texas, and others against Wilson D. Wing. From a decree for complainants, defendant appeals. The following is the opinion below of Burns, District Judge: This is a suit in equity by the Houston Oil Company, a Texas- corporation, and its receiver, Charles Dillingham, to recover 12 sections of land from tho defendant, Wilson D. Wing. The defendant was a director and stockholder in the corporation plaintiff. The…

1Per curiam

The judge who heard this case gave elaborate reasons for the decree rendered, and from our examination of the entire record, in the light of exhaustive briefs and oral argument, we find that the equities are with the appellees, and we concur in the reasoning and conclusions reached.

The decree appealed from is affirmed.

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2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Jane Perlman v. C. Russell Feldmann, Newport Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
  2. Irving Trust Co. v. DeutschCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
  3. Fowle Memorial Hospital Co. v. NicholsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
  4. Lembeck & Betz Eagle Brewing Co. v. McAnarneyDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1923
  5. Jane Perlman v. C. Russell Feldmann, Newport Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955

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