Legal Opinion
Mesirow v. Duggan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1957No. 15519PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHITTAKER, Circuit Judge.
The overriding equitable issue involved in this appeal is whether a bankruptcy trustee can, in conscience, be permitted, over the protest of an innocent purchaser, to retain both the real estate offered at auction, and the money paid for it by such innocent purchaser, at a void sale.
On December 27, 1943, Christopher Engineering Company, a corporation doing business in St. Louis, Missouri, filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 501 et seq., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Goldwater v. OltmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
- Federal Reserve Bank v. Omaha Nat. BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
- Mcconoughey v. JacksonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- David v. Crompton & Knowles Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Eleanor G. Biggs v. Public Service Coordinated Transport v. Robert Washington Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
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