Legal Opinion

Pittsburgh & Buffalo Co. v. Duncan

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 2, 1916No. 2760PublishedCited by 35 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio; John H. Clarke, Judge. Suit in equity by the Central Trust Company of New York, trustee, against the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Company. From an order made on application of W. M. Duncan, receiver, for instructions, the Pittsburgh & Buffalo Company appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.

The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Company was under receivership by appointment of the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The appellant, Pittsburgh & Buffalo Copipany (an Ohio corporation), was a wholesale dealer in coal at Cleveland; it delivered to the receiver fuel coal at an agreed price of $2,182.19, and for which the receiver was indebted to appellant. The Cleveland & Pittsburgh Coal Company (an Ohio corporation) was a retail coal dealer at Cleveland; it owed the receiver for freight and demurrage $1,453.46. The Pittsburgh-Buffalo Company (a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Peterson v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
  2. In re Watertown Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1909
  3. Richmond & I. Const. Co. v. Richmond, N., I. & B. R.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1895
  4. Joseph R. Foard Co. v. Maryland ex rel. GoralskiCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1914
  5. Central Trust Co. v. BridgesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1893

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Forest Hill Corp. v. Latter & Blum, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  2. Majestic Co. v. Orpheum Circuit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
  3. Industrial Research Corp. v. General Motors CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1928
  4. Atherton v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1936
  5. H. A. S. Loan Service, Inc. v. McColganCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943

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