Legal Opinion

William Joseph Manda, Bankrupt v. Don C. Sinclair, Trustee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 8, 1960No. 17907PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.

We here deal with appeals from two orders in bankruptcy. In both the Bankrupt, not the Trustee or a Creditor, is the sole appellant. We dismiss one and sustain the other.

The first relates to a chattel mortgage given to the Bank of Palm Beach and Trust Company as security for $750 then advanced by the Bank and paid over to the Bankrupt’s attorney who was also an officer of the lending Bank. The entire transaction took place the day before the filing of the petition for bankruptcy. The trustee filed a petition to have the chattel mortgage declared void as to the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Pasco v. HarleySupreme Court of Florida · 1917
  2. Bessemer Properties, Inc. v. GambleSupreme Court of Florida · 1946
  3. Doing v. RileyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
  4. In Re Michigan-Ohio Bldg. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
  5. Howell Turpentine Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Rev.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Furman v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1966
  2. Edward Meyers Caldwell v. J. Reuel Armstrong, Trustee in Bankruptcy, United States of America, and Dixie Faye Caldwell SheaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
  3. Jefferson v. Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA, Inc.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1986
  4. Norway National Bank v. Goodwin's Discount Furniture, Inc. (In Re Goodwin's Discount Furniture, Inc.)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 1982
  5. Jefferson v. Jefferson (In Re Hancock Bank)District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1986

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