Legal Opinion
Coats v. Barton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1928No. 7794PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER H. SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
From 1921 to December, 1924, tbe parties to this suit were engaged in tbe business of buying and selling oil and gas leases, producing and distributing oil and gas in tbe vicinity of El Dorado, Ark. The complainants in this suit, W. M. Coats and J. B. Sowell, and the defendant, T. H. Barton, formed an Arkan*814sas corporation ih 1921,' of which.' each of them owned' one-third, and of which Barton was the president, Sowell the office man at El Dorado, and Coats the field operator. These three men were the directors of the corporation. Each of them invested in it…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Tilghman v. ProctorSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Maxwell Land-Grant CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Coder v. ArtsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
- United States v. BuddSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Atlantic Delaine Co. v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by12 opinions
- National Reserve Ins. Co. of Illinois v. ScudderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
- Klaber v. LakenanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- Conqueror Trust Co. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- Karn v. AndresenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Clements v. CoppinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932
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