Legal Opinion
Cox v. De Soto Crude Oil Purchasing Corp.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided May 24, 1944No. Civ. A. No. 293PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PORTERIE, District Judge.
This suit is a sequel to Civil Action No. 2805, styled Sweatt v. Oil Refineries, Inc., D.C., 29 F.Supp. 992, decided by jury on the 19th day of July, 1939, wherein a motion for new trial was overruled by the court, pleas, special defenses of prescription, etc., were overruled, and judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff receiver and against various defendants in solido, including M. J. Grogan and B. P. Crittenden in the sum of $90,000.
The issues in Civil Action No. 2805 were almost identical to the issues here, particularly as to the scheme and design to defraud; the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- National Park Bank v. Concordia Land & Timber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Liles v. BarnhartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Garnier v. Aetna Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Spyker v. International Paper Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Poirier v. Burton-Swartz Cypress Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
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3Cited by4 opinions
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Elbert Berry HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Buxton v. McKendrickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Collier v. Administrator, Succession of BlevinsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Bethesda Salvage Co. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955