Legal Opinion

Reed v. Guaranty Security Corp.

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided August 1, 1923No. Nos. 1106, 1661PublishedCited by 5 opinions

In Equity. Two suits by George W. Reed and others against the Guaranty Security Corporation.

1Opinion of the Court

LOWELL, District Judge.

[1] These were two bills in equity, brought by the trustees in bankruptcy of the Massachusetts Motors Company to set aside alleged preferences. The first concerned a payment of money and the second a transfer of motorcars. In the first case the defendant contended that a bill in equity would not lie, as there was a complete and adequate remedy at law. This question will be considered before proceeding to the merits.

There are several authorities which support the contentions of the defendant, the most important being Warmath v. O’Daniel, 159 Fed. 87, 86 C. C. A. 277, 16…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Bardes v. Hawarden BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  2. Rock Island Plow Co. v. ReardonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  3. Spooner v. CummingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
  4. Warmath v. O'DanielCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1908
  5. Guaranty Security Corp. v. Eastern Steamship Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Schoenthal v. Irving Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Eyges v. Boylston Nat. BankDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1923
  3. Lewinson v. Hobart Service Trust Co. of PassaicDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1931
  4. In re Massachusetts Motors Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1923
  5. Foster v. ZellmanDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1928

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