Legal Opinion

Read v. Elliott

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 4, 1938No. 4266PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHESNUT, District Judge.

The decree of the District Court, which is the subject of the appeal in this case, required the ap'pellant, W. H. Read, to specifically comply with his agreement to purchase certain real estate situated in Charleston, South Carolina, from the appellees as receivers of the Peoples State Bank of South Carolina, whose property was being administered in federal equity by the District Court. The sole objection made by the purchaser to the carrying out of his agreement was put on the ground that his title to the property might be questioned because in making the judicial…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Thompson v. TolmieSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
  2. Pewabic Mining Co. v. MasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  3. Robertson v. HowardSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  4. Hall v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  5. Chandler v. PeketzSupreme Court of the United States · 1936

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. L. David Grable Valerie A. GrableCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  2. Federal Deposit Insurance v. American Bank Trust Shares, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1978
  3. Burgess v. First Wyoming BankWyoming Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. De Jesus VelezDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1981
  5. Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. MooreDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1978

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