Legal Opinion
Abrott v. Athanasatos
Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California
Decided August 18, 1936No. Civ. A. No. 663Published
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, P. J.
The question in this case is whether in an action in the municipal court by a trustee in bankruptcy, to recover the value of certain personal property alleged as part of the bankrupt’s estate to have been converted by the defendant, the finding of the value of the property at a hearing before the referee in bankruptcy became res judicata and conclusive in the proceeding in the municipal court.
The defendant, who had originally been the owner of the Lafayette Grill, sold the restaurant and its equipment to James X. Psaltes in March, 1932, taking as security for payment of the purchase money a…
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- MacDonald v. Plymouth County Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Hargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Co. v. HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- Breit v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915
- McCulloch v. Davenport Savings BankDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1915
- Moore v. BreitDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1914
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