Legal Opinion
Union Trust Co. of Maryland v. Townshend
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 23, 1939No. 4370, 4386PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal in a controversy arising in the bankruptcy proceedings of R. R. Smith, who was adjudged a bankrupt December 23, 1931, on an involuntary petition filed November 30, 1931. The controversy relates to bonds of the Columbia Gas and Electric Company of the par value of $72,000, received by one C. M. Gohen on November 25, 1931, from the sale of Smith’s one-third interest in gas properties in Kentucky and West Virginia owned by him jointly with the estate of T. E. Houston.
For some time prior to March 4, 1931, Smith and his co-owner had been attempting to sell…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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3Cited by34 opinions
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