Legal Opinion
Gilman v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1942No. Nos. 8901, 8902PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge.
At the first meeting of the creditors of the bankrupt, a single creditor, M. T. Davis, with a proven claim of $5,496.10, voted for Loewenthal for trustee of the bankrupt estate; and four creditors, whose proven claims aggregated $1,555.76, voted for Albert A. Gilman. One candidate, therefore, received a majority in the amount while his opponent received a majority in the number of claims. The referee, however, ruled out the single vote cast for Loewenthal, declared Gilman elected trustee and entered an order to such effect.
Upon petition for review, Davis brought the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Zavelo v. ReevesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- West Co. v. LeaSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Morton Butler Timber Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1937
- J. B. Orcutt Co. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Meek v. Centre County Banking Co. Dale v. Same. Breeze v. SameSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Kane v. Johns-Manville Corp. (In re Johns-Manville Corp.)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- In The Matter Of The Colorado CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Deal v. Cincinnati Board of EducationDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1965
- In Re Grocerland Cooperative, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
- In Re Deena Woolen Mills, Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 1953
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