Legal Opinion
In re Dixie Splint Coal Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided April 21, 1937PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL, District Judge.
Jean McNeil Pepper, a creditor, has petitioned for a review of an order entered by the referee on February 22, 1937, the effect of which was to hold that a debt of Scott Litton was a secured debt and entitled to payment as such.
A chronological history of the matter in controversy is substantially as follows:
The Dixie Splint Coal Company is a family corporation of which Scott Litton is the principal stockholder; he is likewise president of the corporation. Other stockholders are his wife, his father-in-law and two brothers-in-law. The only other stockholder is one P. H.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lesser v. GraySupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Pepper v. Dixie Splint Coal Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1935
- Baird v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1916
- Chandler v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1902
- Smith v. LittonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1936
3Cited by2 opinions
- Sirmons v. Arnold Lumber CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- In re Dixie Splint Coal Co.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1938