Legal Opinion
Middle Tennessee Mills v. Rocky River, Coal & Lumber Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 1940PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Green
This is a suit by the complainant, the Middle Tennessee Mills, to set aside as fraudulent under the Bulk Sales Act a conveyance of a stock of merchandise by Rocky River Coal & Lumber Company to Greenbriar Lumber Company. The chancellor sustained the bill but his decree was modified by the Court of Appeals and the case is before us on petition for certiorari.
After this suit was filed, an insolvent bill was brought against the Middle Tennessee Mills and a receiver appointed for that corporation. By agreement of the parties involved, $800', an amount sufficient to cover the complainant’s claim,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. RaineyTennessee Supreme Court · 1907
- Fecheimer-Keifer Co. v. BurtonTennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Fitz Henry v. MunterWashington Supreme Court · 1903
- Elledge v. AndersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
3Cited by3 opinions
- Third Nat. Bank of Nashville v. KeathleyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1951
- Miller v. T. I. C. Consumer Discount Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Adams County1949
- Third Nat. Bank of Nashville v. KeathleyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1951