Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Vallee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1941No. 9685PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
To protect himself against paying twice, upon the conflicting claims of garnishors1 on the one hand, and an assignee2 on the other, all citizens of Texas, a debt he owed to one Spell, also a citizen of Texas, Helis, a citizen of Louisiana, filed a bill of inter-pleader, making the conflicting claimants parties, and tendered and paid into court, a sum sufficient to cover the conflicting claims. The claim of the garnishors was: that as judgment creditors iti Texas of Spell, they had sued in the Civil District Courts of the Parish of Orleans, for, and on April 25, 1939,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Green v. Van BuskirkSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Sanders v. Armour Fertilizer WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Armour Fertilizer Works v. SandersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Archie v. Shell Oil CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1953
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- Geo. H. Jett Drilling Co. v. TibbitsDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1964
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