Legal Opinion
Danciger & Emerich Oil Co. v. Smith
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 9, 1928No. 224PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sanford
This suit was brought by Smith in the district court for Dallas County, Texas, to recover brokerage commissions claimed to be due him from Danciger and the Emerich Oil Co. He assigned part of this claim to his attorneys; and later assigned the remainder to two of his creditors as security for antecedent debts, agreeing to prosecute the suit in his name and account to them for the proceeds. More than four months thereafter he filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. He did not mention this claim in the schedules, and stated that he had no assets and that none of his property had been assigned…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Griffin v. Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Rand v. Iowa Central Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
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3Cited by26 opinions
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