Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Roberts
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 23, 1925No. 284PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. .Justice Sanford
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The petitioner, Lewis, recovered a judgment against the Montevallo Mining Company for personal injuries caused by its negligence.' The Company was thereafter adjudicated a bankrupt in the Northern District of Alabama. Lewis filed in- the bankruptcy proceeding a proof of claim upon the judgment. The District Court confirmed an order of the referee disallowing this claim, upon the ground that- a judgment founded upon a tort was not provable, in bankruptcy. This decree was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals. 294 Fed. 171. The writ of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wetmore v. MarkoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Schall v. CamorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- In re PutmanDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1911
- In re New York Tunnel Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1908
- Moore v. DouglasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1916
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Bateson-Stolte, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1962
- Nationwide Financial Corp. of Colorado v. Smith (In Re Smith)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1980
- Corley v. CozartCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
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