Legal Opinion

Central Trust Co. v. Manly

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 20, 1939No. 8687PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

Central Trust Company, as administrator of Ray C. Teter in the District Court of the United States, sued J. D. Manly and Charles B. Ledbetter, Jr., at law for a balance on three notes dated Leesburg, Florida, Nov. 19, 1928, and payable at a bank in Leesburg, “to the order of bearer”, and signed by Emeralda Groves, Inc., by J. D. Manly, President. It was alleged that Manly and Ledbetter “indorsed” the notes and they were delivered to Teter. The defendants Manly and Ledbetter pleaded that Emeralda Groves, Inc., delivered the notes to Teter as part of the purchase price for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cragin v. Ocean & Lake Realty Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1931
  2. United States v. AllsburySupreme Court of the United States · 1866
  3. Maine Central Railroad v. National Surety Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1915
  4. Scott v. Nat. City Bk. of TampaSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
  5. Reves v. YounghusbandSupreme Court of Florida · 1931

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Estate of Theis v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1983
  2. Indemnity Insurance Company of North America v. Browning-Ferris MacHinery Company, John A. Petty and Joe J. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
  3. Prichard v. NelsonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1942
  4. Prichard v. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
  5. Central Bank & Trust Co. v. MeltzerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962

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