Legal Opinion

W. F. Potts Son & Co. v. Cochrane

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 11, 1932No. 6477PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

On August 27, 1928, W. F. Potts Son & Co. brought, its suit as holder of $3800 of bonds of series E, one of six separate bond issues executed by the Mortgage Investment Company, A, B, C, D, E, and F, each issue *376covering entirely distinct properties, and each secured by separate collateral trust deed. That suit as originally brought made the Palm Beach Guaranty Company and its officers and directors the sole defendants. It was alleged that the mortgage company, which' issued the bonds, was a mere fictional creature invented .and set on foot by the Palm Beach Company,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Pusey & Jones Co. v. HanssenSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. Lion Bonding & Surety Co. v. KaratzSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  3. Porter v. SabinSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  4. Harkin v. BrundageSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  5. Arkadelphia Milling Co. v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Pioche Mines Consolidated, Inc., Ely Valley Mines, Inc., and John Janney v. Helen Dolman, John Janney v. Helen DolmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
  2. Baron v. Sherman (In Re Ondova Ltd. Co.)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
  3. Netsphere, Inc. v. BaronCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  4. Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
  5. Bowersock Mills & Power Co. v. JoyceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939

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