Legal Opinion

In the Matter of Mike Abraham, Bankrupt. Joseph R. Abraham, L. W. Tate, and Thomas R. Hartnett, III v. William J. Rochelle, Jr., Trustee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 19, 1970No. 27451PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

The Referee in Bankruptcy authorized and directed the trustee in bankruptcy to sell seventeen vacant urban real estate lots as part of the assets of the bankrupt estate of Mike Abraham. He enjoined the prosecution of a Texas state court suit in which Joseph R. Abraham, brother of the bankrupt, and L. W. Tate, a business associate of the bankrupt, sought to enforce against the lots the lien of a judgment obtained by them in the Texas state courts. Thomas R. Hartnett, III, attorney for Joseph R. Abraham and Tate in the state courts, was made a party to the injunction.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Taubel-Scott-Kitzmiller Co. v. FoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. Jacksonville Blow Pipe Company v. Reconstruction Finance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  3. Wade Eugene Bazemore and Wife, Darline Daffern Bazemore, Bankrupts v. Arthur Stehling and Security State Bank & TrustCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  4. In Re American Fidelity CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1939
  5. Chandler v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Matter of Johns-Manville Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1986
  2. In the Matter of Christian and Porter Aluminum Company, Bankrupt. Kerry H. Gough, Trustee v. Dewayne F. TitusCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  3. Burr & Forman v. BlairCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  4. In Re SewellDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1973
  5. In The Matter Of Federal Shopping Way, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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