Thompson & Ford Lumber Co. v. Dillingham
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Texas; Waller T. Burns, Judge. Suit in equity by Chas. Dillingham, receiver of the Houston Oil Company of Texas, and others, against the Thompson & Ford Lumber Company. Decree for complainants, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
We are of the opinion that the evidence adduced before the special master fully supported the conclusion reached by him, and sustained by the District Court, that the appellant was not, as a bona fide purchaser without notice of the claim asserted in the suit, or as a vendee deraigning title through'such a purchaser, entitled to be protected against that claim. The deeds disclosing the claim asserted by the suit were of record at the time the appellant made its purchase, and, under the circumstances of its purchase, it could not be entitled to protection against that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wooden-Ware Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Pine River Logging Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Gimon v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1860
- Creel v. KeithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. WilhelmCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1910
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Green v. Southern Timber Co.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1923
- Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1918
- T. H. Mastin & Co. v. Kirby Lumber Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1936