Legal Opinion

Detroit Trust Co. v. Pontiac Savings Bank

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 7, 1912No. 2,211PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan. Suit by the Detroit Trust Companj*, trustees of the estate of Charles Coates, bankrupt, against the Pontiac Savings Bank, impleaded with Charles Coates. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.

On May 19, 1902, Coates, the present bankrupt, gave appellant a mortgage upon his stock in trade, fixtures, etc., to secure a then existing debt. The mortgage was not filed until September 9, 1902. It does not appear that the failure to so file was fraudulent in fact. On January 10, 1903, there was paid to the bank, in satisfaction of the mortgage, from moneys paid on the purchase of the stock and fixtures from Coates, the sum of §2,120.50. Proceedings in involuntary bankruptcy were begun against Coates on February 16, 1903, and he was adjudicated bankrupt on March 6th…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Bardes v. Hawarden BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  2. Metcalf v. BarkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
  3. York Manufacturing Co. v. CassellSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  4. Thompson v. FairbanksSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  5. Louisville Trust Co. v. ComingorSupreme Court of the United States · 1902

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. In Re Prima Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1938
  2. N. L. Wymard and George L. Stark, Receivers of Kemmel & Co., Inc., Debtor v. McCloskey & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
  3. Detroit Trust Co. v. Detroit City Service Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1933
  4. In re BerryDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1917
  5. In Re WarrenDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1975

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