Legal Opinion
In re J. S. Patterson & Co.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided April 17, 1903No. 457PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Bankruptcy. On certificate from referee.
1Opinion of the Court
MEEK, District Judge.
J. S. Patterson & Co., the bankrupts, were merchants doing business at Frost, Navarro county, Tex. Early in the year 1902, Feder, Silberberg & Co., a large mercantile firm doing business in Cincinnati, Ohio, received through one of their traveling *563salesmen an order for goods from J. S. Patterson & Co. This order amounted to $1,133.10, and was sought on a credit. Feder, Silberberg & Co. immediately, and before extending the credit, instituted investigation, through the usual channels, to ascertain the financial standing and rating of J. S. Patterson & Co. Not being…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stewart v. Wyoming Cattle Ranche Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Gainesville National Bank v. Bamberger, Bloom & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1890
- Turner v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- In re EpsteinDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1901
- In re WeilDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1901
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re B. & R. Glove Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- In re Marengo County Mercantile Co.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1912