Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Hinkley (In Re Hinkley)

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided August 18, 1988No. Civ. A. H-87-3712PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM ON APPEAL

HUGHES, District Judge.

After a trial in bankruptcy court, Bruce S. Hinkley appeals from an adverse judgment allowing the claim in full of H. Y. Robinson, Sr. The judgment of the bankruptcy court will be affirmed.

Facts.

The origin of this controversy lies in a contract between Robinson and Stanton Hinkley, father of the defendant. Robinson paid $28,450 to Stanton Hinkley for a 35-foot Concorde sedan cruiser. The boat was not delivered, and the funds were never returned to Robinson. Based on this transaction Stanton Hinkley was indicted in Waller County, Texas, for theft by a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Katchen v. LandySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Mrs. Julian Lamar Davis, Temporary Administratrix of the Estate of Charles Edward Davis, Deceased v. Parkhill-Goodloe Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  4. Arthur Clark v. The Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
  5. Charlton L. Davis & Company, P. C. v. Fedder Data Center, Inc., Financial Computer CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Franklin-Lee Homes, Inc. v. Central Carolina Bank (In re Franklin-Lee Homes, Inc.)District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1989
  2. Hinkley v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989

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