Legal Opinion
American Trust Co. v. Butler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1931No. 5829PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, District Judge.
American Trust Company, as executor, sued J. D. Butler and G. E. Butler, Jr., at *483law in the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida to recover a balance due on certain promissory notes originally for $18,000, .executed by Duncan M. Stansbury. It was alleged that, after Stansbury had executed the notes and secured them by a mortgage of described Florida lands, he conveyed the mortgaged property to the Butlers by a deed which they accepted and which recited as part of its consideration: “This conveyance is made subject to the lien of a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Russell v. PlaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Keller v. AshfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Union Mutual Life Insurance v. HanfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- De Sollar v. HanscomeSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hyman v. RegensteinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Livesay Industries, Inc. v. Livesay Window Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Kelliher v. Stone & Webster, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
- Baum v. Pines Realty, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Peckham v. Family Loan Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
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