Legal Opinion
Woolsey v. Security Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1934No. 7327PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, creditors of Security Trust Company, petitioned to have it adjudicated a bankrupt on the ground that, while insolvent, a receiver had been appointed for it in the state court, at the suit of the state of Texas. Motions to dismiss for want of jurisdiction to adjudicate it a bankrupt were filed by the Security Company, by Gibson, its receiver, and by the state of Texas.
The trust company’s motion was directed at the petition itself as wanting in jurisdictional allegations. Gibson and the state, appearing by interventions, made the same point, and in addition…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Vallely v. Northern Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Kidder v. HallTexas Supreme Court · 1923
- Gamble v. DanielCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
- In re C. Moench & Sons Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904
- Tiffany v. La Plume Condensed Milk Co.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1905
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Matter of Cash Currency Exchange, Inc., Debtors. Cash Currency Exchange, Inc. v. Donald C. Shine, ReceiverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Hart v. Thomasville Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
- In Re Prudence Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- In Re Edinger's EstateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1965
- In Re Equity Funding Corporation of AmericaDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1975
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