Legal Opinion

J. Henry Schroeder Banking Corp. v. Blumenthal

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 11, 1977No. 74-2586PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

This lawsuit involves goods, principally liquor, in Customs’ bond which were seized from the bonded warehouses in two Texas counties. Due to the voluntary filing of an arrangement under Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act, followed by a judicial sale to which all parties consented, we hold that the issue of an earlier-challenged seizure of the liquor is now moot.

Simon Says “No”

This dispute arose from a claim by the Henry J. Schroeder Banking Corporation (Schroeder), against Ben R. Hendrix Trading Co., Inc. (Hendrix), an import/export dealer. Since 1968 Schroeder had…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. DeFunis v. OdegaardSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. National Lawyers Guild, University of Texas Chapter, Plainitiffs-Appellants v. Board of Regents of the University of Texas SystemCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  3. Margaret M. Barron, Etc. v. Betty Bellairs, Etc., Richard H. Harden, Etc., Christine Spellers, Etc. v. Betty Bellairs, Etc., Richard H. Harden, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. United States Servicemen's Fund v. Killeen Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. Bennie Stone Gooden, Jr., Etc., Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross v. Mississippi State University, Etc., Defendants-Appellants-CrossappelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. J. Henry Schroeder Banking Corp. v. W. Michael Blumenthal, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants. Ben R. Hendrix Trading Co., Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. J. Henry Schroeder Banking Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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