Legal Opinion

J. M. Radford Grocery Co. v. Powell

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 30, 1915No. Nos. 2765, 2766PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from, and Petition to Superintend and Revise Order of, the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Tex= as; Edward R. Meek, Judge. In the matter of C. A. Sewell, bankrupt; J. W. Powell, trustee. From, an order denying its petition for a lien on the proceeds of insurance policies, the J. M. Radford Grocery Company appeals, and also files petition to revise.

1Opinion of the Court

SPEER, District Judge.

[1] This cause is presented to the court both by appeal and petition to superintend and revise. This being a proceeding in bankruptcy to establish a lien, the controversy is reviewable by petition to superintend and revise, and it is therefore thought proper to dismiss the appeal. Hutting Sash & Door Co. v. Stitt, 218 Fed. 1, 133 C. C. A. 641.

Upon consideration of the petition, it appears that the Radford Grocery Company, a private corporation of Abilene, in the Northern district of Texas, was a creditor of C. A. Sewell in a considerable amount. The latter was…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Casey v. CavarocSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Clark v. IselinSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  3. Easton v. German-American BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  4. Kellogg v. TompsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
  5. Loeser v. Savings Deposit Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1906

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Mercer National Bank v. White'sCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  2. Milner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
  3. Sullivan v. MyerTennessee Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Gamble v. MathiasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
  5. Clark v. CorserSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923

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