Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Alcock
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1959No. 17662PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question whether a Trustee in Bankruptcy seeking pur*620suant to Section. 70, sub. e1 to set aside transfers in fraud of creditors under Florida state laws is foreclosed by res judicata by reason of a prior state court judgment2 brought by a judgment creditor against the Bankrupt and those participating in the suspected transfers. The District Court on the basis of the Trustee’s complaint and the record3 of the State Court proceeding entered summary judgment in favor of the defendants and against the Trustee.
The Trustee’s federal court complaint…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Norman Millet v. Godchaux Sugars, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Beverly Carss v. Outboard Marine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- George E. Sebring Co. v. O'RourkeSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
- First Nat. Bank in Houston, Texas v. LakeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- Weathersbee Et Ux. v. DekleSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
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3Cited by37 opinions
- In Re: Daniel Fordu, Debtor. Harold A. Corzin v. Julie A. ForduCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Williams v. Marlar (In Re Marlar)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- In Re: Xyz Options, Inc., Debtor. Donald Dionne, as Trustee of the Estate of Xyz Options, Inc. v. W. Leo Keating, in Re: Xyz Options, Inc., Debtor. Donald Dionne, as Trustee of the Estate of Xyz Options, Inc. v. Scott M. Spangler, Jean G. Spangler, the Scott M. Spangler Charitable TrustCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Eisenberg v. Feiner (In Re Ahead by a Length, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- In Re Frank Giorgio and Pauline Giorgio, Debtors. John Boyajian, Trustee v. Alan J. Defusco, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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