Legal Opinion

Jack M. Thornton, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of John F. Scarborough, Jr., Bankrupt v. John F. Scarborough, Jr., Bankrupt

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 12, 1965No. 22146PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TUTTLE, Chief Judge:

This is an appeal from the denial by the trial court, affirming the Referee in Bankruptcy, of orders to bring into the bankruptcy court for administration whatever interests John F. Scarborough, Jr., the bankrupt, may ultimately obtain in the estate of his father, who died four days after the filing of the petition in bankruptcy. The father’s will left his entire estate to trustees for his widow for life and thereafter for distribution to such children or descendents of children as might then survive the widow. The question we have before us is whether this created…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Harris v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
  2. Isler v. GriffinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  3. Britt v. FincherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  4. Watson v. AdamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  5. Ivey v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Joseph Davidow Newman, Debtor. Robert M. Magill, Trustee-Appellant v. Joseph Davidow Newman, Debtor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  2. Bankr. L. Rep. P 67,262 in Re Guy Robert Detlefsen, Bankrupt. J. J. Mickelson, Trustee v. Guy Robert Detlefsen and Paine, Webber, Jackson and CurtisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  3. Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,793 in Re William H. Edgar, Debtor. Lansing J. Roy, Trustee v. William H. EdgarCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  4. In the Matter of Christopher John McLoughlin Bankrupt. Marion B. Stokes, Trustee, Appellant-Cross v. Trust Company of Georgia, Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  5. Roy v. EdgarUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida · 1981

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