Legal Opinion

Gleason v. O'Mara

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 6, 1909No. 45 (1,223)PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Petition to Revise Order of the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania. ' Proceedings by Roger O’Mara, as trustee in bankruptcy of Harry K. Thaw, to stay an action brought by John B. Gleason against Thaw in the state court of New York. An order was granted staying Gleason’s action, and, on the court’s refusal to take off the stay, Gleason filed a petition to revise.

1Opinion of the Court

FANNING, Circuit Judge.

On August 12, 1908, Harry K. Thaw was adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition by the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. On August 28, 1908, John B. Gleason, an attorney and counsellor at law of the city of New York, commenced an action at law against Thaw in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York. On September 7, 1908, Roger O’Mara was appointed trustee in bankruptcy of Thaw’s estate, and on October 24, 1908, the court in which the bankruptcy case was pending, on the application of the trustee and without notice to…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Gleason v. ThawCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1911
  2. Sample v. Harlan (In Re Harlan)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · 1980
  3. In re ThawDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1910

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API