Wright v. Harris
District Court, S.D. Georgia
In Equity. Bill for injunction by W. C. Wright, trustee, against W. H. Harris and others, with which was consolidated an application in a bankruptcy proceeding against the Luxury Fruit Company, by a receiver appointed by a state court, to have certain property turned over to him.
1Opinion of the Court
SPEER, District Judge.
This is a plenary suit, brought at the instance and on the petition of the defendant, W. H. Harris, against himself and W. R. Brown, by W. C. Wright, as trustee of the Luxury Fruit Company, bankrupt. The order directing suit to be brought was granted on the 23d of April, 1914, by Hon. Wm. B. Sheppard, sitting in this District. In other ways, and before different judges, Harris has intervened in the bankruptcy litigation and submitted himself to the jurisdiction of the court. He now, however, seeks to repudiate this proceeding, denies the jurisdiction of the court, and…
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- Bourquin v. BourquinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
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