Legal Opinion

Syms v. McRitchie

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 30, 1951No. 13154_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STRUM, Circuit Judge.

This action in interpleader 1 was instituted by Broward County Kennel Club, a corporation, to determine the ownership of 172 shares of the capital stock of said corporation, evidenced by stock certificate No. 29, issued to appellee Lee McRitchie, -to which appellant William J. Syms, Sr., asserts an adverse claim. McRitchie’s title prevailed below, and Syms appealed.

The Kennel Club corporation was organized by Syms and ten others in 1934. Syms was the moving sprit in organizing the corporation, and since its organization has been, and still is, its majority stockholder, a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  3. Tait v. Western Maryland Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
  4. The Haytian RepublicSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  5. Troxell v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Household Goods Carriers' Bureau v. John J. Terrell, John J. Terrell v. Aero Mayflower Transit Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Julius Hyman v. Joseph RegensteinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
  3. McRitchie v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1956
  4. Wachovia Bank, National Ass'n v. TienDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2007
  5. Cooper Agency v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1971

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