Legal Opinion
Cobleigh v. State Land Office Board
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 1943No. Docket No. 24, Calendar No. 41,943PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBushnell, J.
The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether a trustee in bankruptcy, who was appointed prior to the expiration of the period of redemption from a tax sale, is an owner, within the provisions of Act No. 155, Pub. Acts 1937, as last amended by Acts Nos. 29, 244, 329, Pub. Acts 1939 (Comp. Laws Supp. 1940, § 3723-1 et seq., Stat. Ann. 1940 Cum. Supp. §7.951 et seq.), entitled to match the highest bid at a so-called “scavenger sale.”
The bankruptcy act (11 TJSCA, § 110a) provides that a trustee in bankruptcy shall be vested by operation of law with the “title of the bankrupt as of the date…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Spindle v. ShreveSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Wragg v. Federal Land Bank of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- James A. Welch Co. v. State Land Office BoardMichigan Supreme Court · 1940
- Meltzer v. State Land Office BoardMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
- Closser v. McBrideMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Mount Clemens Savings Bank v. State Land Office BoardMichigan Supreme Court · 1944
- Goodenow v. State Highway CommissionerMichigan Supreme Court · 1951
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