Legal Opinion
American Trust Co. v. W. S. Doig, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1928No. 2654PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judge.
On June 1, 1923, in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Hamilton Ridge Lumber Corporation was adjudged a bankrupt on its own petition. Prior thereto, in the state of South Carolina, W. S. Doig, Incorporated, and the MereenJohnson Machine Company, had sold to the bankrupt certain machinery, under contracts, which it is contended by the appellees, are, under the law of South Carolina where the sale was made, paper writings in effect chattel mortgages. It is contended by the appellant that these contracts were conditional…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Carroll v. Cash MillsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
- Muncie National Bank v. BrownIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
- Burtis v. BradfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Hill v. Winnsboro Granite Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1919
- Kansas City Live Stock Commission Co. v. Bank of HamlinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1909
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Pfister v. Northern Illinois Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Thummess v. Von HoffmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
- In re AlbertCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- Best Distribution Co. v. Wells Fargo BankCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Smith v. MangelsArizona Supreme Court · 1952
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