Legal Opinion
City of Long Beach v. Metcalf
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1939No. 8966PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from an order affirming an order Of a referee in bankruptcy in a summary proceeding by appellee, H. F. Metcalf, as trustee in bankruptcy of F. P. Newport Corporation, Limited, against appellants — the City of Long Beach and the members of its Board of Harbor Commissioners 1 — -and the State of California and two of its officers. 2 The question is whether the bankruptcy court — the District Court of the United States for the Southr ern District of California — had jurisdiction of the proceeding.
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Mueller v. NugentSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Bardes v. Hawarden BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Isaacs v. Hobbs Tie & Timber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Lincoln County v. LuningSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Taubel-Scott-Kitzmiller Co. v. FoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by15 opinions
- John O. England, Trustee of the Estate of Irene Mansfeldt, Bankrupt v. Morgan J. DoyleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Pettibone v. Cook County, MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- City and County of Denver v. WarnerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- In Re San Francisco Bay ExpositionDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1943
- Pasadena Investment Company and William J. Clark v. Marguerite J. WeaverCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
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