Legal Opinion

Abbott, Puller & Myers v. Peyser

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 31, 1941No. 7889PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VINSON, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from the District Court’s disallowance of attorney fees. The request grows out of work done in the dissolution and receivership proceedings of the Montgomery Building & Loan Association. The Association had A, B, and C stockholders. By far the largest class was C. To become a C stockholder one had to purchase a Foundation Surplus Certificate (some were labelled Surplus Certificates). Thus all C stockholders were certificate holders. Also, practically all, if not all, certificate holders were class C stockholders. Nonetheless there was no required…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hempstead v. Meadville Theological SchoolSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  2. Wallace v. FiskeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
  3. Nolte v. Hudson Nav. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
  4. Thomas v. PeyserCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
  5. McCormick v. ElseaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Fiske v. BuderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
  2. Buder v. FiskeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
  3. Fase v. Seafarers Welfare & Pension PlanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  4. Fase v. Seafarers Welfare And Pension PlanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  5. Mary W. Walsh v. National Savings & Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957

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