Legal Opinion
Wuerpel v. Canal-Louisiana Bank & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1916No. 2894PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from, the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District.of Louisiana; Rufus E. .Foster, Judge. Suit by A. C. Wuerpel and others, as trustees of the Smith Bros. Company, Limited, bankrupt, against the Canal-Louisiana Bank & Trust Company and others. From a decree dismissing complainants’ claim for a part of the demand set forth in the bill, complainants appeal.
1Per curiam
The appellants, trustees of the bankrupt estate of Smith Bros. Company, Limited, brought their suit against the Canal-Louisiana Bank & Trust Company.to set aside certain alleged preferences. The first article of the bill of complaint is as follows:
“And thereupon your orators complain and say that heretofore, that is, on June 25, 1913, being within four months before the filing of the potitiou against said Smith Jiros. Company, Limited (hereinafter called ‘said company’), which was adjudicated bankrupt on August 5, 1913, on- a petition of creditors filed August 5, 1913, said company…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hohorst v. Hamburg-American Packet Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Ex Parte National Enameling and Stamping CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Menge v. WarrinerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1903
- Cay v. VereenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1906
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- In Re PrindibleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
- United States v. Bighorn Sheep Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1921