99 F.2d 511 (1938) VAN METER v. SANFORD, Warden. No. 8918. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. October 31, 1938. Edwin M. Van Meter, in pro. per. Lawrence S. Camp, U. S. Atty., Harvey H. Tisinger, Asst. U. S. Atty., and J. Ellis Mundy, Asst. U. S. Atty., all of Atlanta, Ga., for appellee. Before SIBLEY, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges. SIBLEY, Circuit Judge. Edwin M. Van Meter was convicted in the District of Columbia for an offense against the Code of the District and given an...
100 F.2d 655 (1938) SUPREME FOREST WOODMEN CIRCLE et al. v. CITY OF BELTON, TEX. No. 8905. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 16, 1938. Thos. C. Hall and W. E. Hall, Jr., both of Temple, Tex., for appellants. A. B. Huguenin, of Dallas, Tex., and Lee Curtis, of Belton, Tex., for appellee. Before SIBLEY, HUTCHESON, and McCORD, Circuit Judges. HUTCHESON, Circuit Judges. On November 16, 1937, the City of Belton, a local taxing agency of the State of Texas, proceeding under Chapter 10,...
99 F.2d 935 (1938) ERVIN v. QUINTANILLA et al. No. 8890. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. November 18, 1938. *936 Palmer Pillans, of Mobile, Ala., and Frederick H. Wood, of New York City, for appellant. Gessner T. McCorvey, of Mobile, Ala., and Manuel C. Gonzales, of San Antonio, Tex., for appellees. Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges. HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge. Appellant, as libellant in a cause petitory and of possession, civil and maritime, having procured process of...
99 F.2d 513 (1938) TOLBERT v. JACKSON et al. [*] No. 8877. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. November 9, 1938. O. C. Hancock and John H. Hudson, both of Atlanta, Ga., for appellant. E. Smythe Gambrell and Ralph R. Quillian, both of Atlanta, Ga., for appellees. Before SIBLEY, HUTCHESON, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges. HOLMES, Circuit Judge. The appellant and one of the appellees are citizens of Georgia; the other appellee, Hertz Driv-Ur-Self Stations, is a corporation organized under the laws...
99 F.2d 323 (1938) MARYLAND CASUALTY CO. v. SAMMONS et al. No. 8876. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. November 3, 1938. *324 Jos. W. Popper, of Macon, Ga., for appellant. C. L. Shepard, of Fort Valley, Ga., and Walter A. Harris and John B. Harris, both of Macon, Ga., for appellees. Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges. McCORD, Circuit Judge. Maryland Casualty Company, appellant and cross-appellee, issued its policy of automobile liability insurance to Jack L. Sammons...
100 F.2d 813 (1938) BARTELS v. JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO. et al. No. 8868. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 22, 1938. Rehearing Denied January 23, 1939. *814 T. E. Mosheim, of Seguin, Tex., for appellant. L. M. Bickett, of San Antonio, Tex., for appellees. Before SIBLEY, HUTCHESON, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges. SIBLEY, Circuit Judge. The case concerns the proper application of Subsection (s) of Sect. 75 of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. Sect. 203(s). Benno Bartels as a...
99 F.2d 585 (1938) GILLIOZ et al. v. WEBB et al. [*] No. 8861. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. November 15, 1938. L. W. Eubanks, of Monett, Mo., for appellants. S. Gus Jones and E. W. Maynard, both of Macon, Ga., for appellees. Before SIBLEY, HUTCHESON, and McCORD, Circuit Judges. HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge. Appellants are contractor and surety on a Government contract for the construction *586 of Barrack Building No. 3 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Appellees are persons who, having...
99 F.2d 757 (1938) DURR DRUG CO. v. UNITED STATES. No. 8852. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. November 9, 1938. *758 A. H. Arrington, of Montgomery, Ala., for appellant. Wm. J. Samford and Sewall Key, Sp. Assts. to Atty. Gen., Jas. W. Morris, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Thos. D. Samford, U. S. Atty., of Montgomery, Ala., for the United States. Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges. HOLMES, Circuit Judge. Appellant brought its action in the district court to recover income taxes...
100 F.2d 501 (1938) CITY OF EL PASO v. TEXAS CITIES GAS CO. [*] No. 8824. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 15, 1938. Rehearing Denied January 16, 1939. *502 Ernest Guinn, Coyne Milstead, and Leo Jaffe, all of El Paso, Tex., for appellants. Warren J. Collins, Marshall Newcomb, Roy C. Coffee, and J. L. Toone, all of Dallas, Tex., and Wm. H. Burges, of El Paso, Tex., for appellee. Irl F. Kennerly, of Houston, Tex., for amicus curiae. Before SIBLEY, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit...
99 F.2d 830 (1938) UNITED STATES v. KENNESAW MOUNTAIN BATTLEFIELD ASS'N. KENNESAW MOUNTAIN BATTLEFIELD ASS'N v. UNITED STATES. Nos. 8822, 8896. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. November 14, 1938. *831 Lawrence S. Apsey, Atty., Department of Justice, of Washington, D. C., J. W. Cooper, Sp. Atty., Department of Justice, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Lawrence S. Camp, U. S. Atty., and Harvey H. Tisinger, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Atlanta, Ga. Clint W. Hager, Walter S. Dillon, and Sam'l D....
100 F.2d 520 (1938) WHITTENBURG et al. v. UNITED STATES. No. 8806. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 15, 1938. Rehearing Denied January 13, 1939. A. W. Cameron, of Corpus Christi, Tex., and Sid L. Hardin, of Edinburg, Tex., for appellants. John S. L. Yost, Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen., Douglas W. McGregor, U. S. Atty., of Houston, Tex., Jas. L. Abney, Asst. U. S. Atty., of Brownsville, Tex., and G. Osmond Hyde, Atty., Department of Agriculture, of Washington, D. C. Before SIBLEY,...
100 F.2d 347 (1938) TEXAS CO. v. CITY OF TAMPA, FLA. No. 8786. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 15, 1938. Maynard Ramsey, of Tampa, Fla., for appellant. Tom Whitaker, Pat Whitaker, Ralph A. Marsicano, and Alonzo B. McMullen, all of Tampa, Fla., for appellee. Before FOSTER, SIBLEY, and McCORD, Circuit Judges. McCORD, Circuit Judge. The Texas Company, a corporation, appellant, purchased two lots in the City of Tampa, Florida, on which they seek to build or erect a filling station....
98 F.2d 411 (1938) PENINSULAR & OCCIDENTAL S. S. CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (INTERNATIONAL SEAMEN'S UNION, Intervener). No. 8781. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 29, 1938. *412 Scott M. Loftin and Harold B. Wahl, both of Jacksonville, Fla., T. Paine Kelly, of Tampa, Fla., and Jno. P. Stokes, of Miami, Fla., for petitioner. Charles Fahy, Gen. Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, Robert B. Watts, Associate Gen. Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, and Malcolm F....
98 F.2d 185 (1938) MILLER v. LYKES BROS.-RIPLEY S. S. CO., Inc. [*] No. 8778. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 16, 1938. Harry F. Stiles, Jr., of New Orleans, La., for appellant. Benjamin W. Yancey, Geo. H. Terriberry, Walter Carroll, and Jos. M. Rault, all of New Orleans, La., for appellee. Before SIBLEY, HUTCHESON, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges. HOLMES, Circuit Judge. This appeal is from a decree rendered in a suit in admiralty for damages and maintenance. Appellant has a chronic...
100 F.2d 289 (1938) BELAND et al. v. UNITED STATES. [*] No. 8776. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 8, 1938. *290 A. M. Mood, of Fort Worth, Tex., for appellants. Clyde O. Eastus, U. S. Atty., and William P. Fonville, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Fort Worth, Tex., for the United States. Before SIBLEY, HUTCHESON, and McCORD, Circuit Judges. McCORD, Circuit Judge. Appellants, with others, were convicted on an indictment containing fifty-one counts. Of the first fifty counts, the odd...
99 F.2d 509 (1938) ARTEAGA v. ALLEN. No. 8772. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. November 3, 1938. *510 Allen Post, of Atlanta, Ga., and T. Baldwin Martin, of Macon, Ga., for appellant. Erwin Sibley, of Milledgeville, Ga., for appellee. Before SIBLEY, HUTCHESON, and McCORD, Circuit Judges. HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge. The suit was under Sec. 105-1307 of the Georgia Code of 1933 [1] for damages for the negligent homicide of appellant's son. The claim was that while suffering from manic...
98 F.2d 527 (1938) ARKANSAS NATURAL GAS CORPORATION v. SARTOR et al. [*] SARTOR et al. v. ARKANSAS NATURAL GAS CORPORATION. No. 8770. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. August 10, 1938. *528 Elias Goldstein, of Shreveport, La., for Arkansas Natural Gas Corporation. G. P. Bullis, of Vidalia, La., for James M. Sartor et al. Before FOSTER, HUTCHESON, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges. FOSTER, Circuit Judge. This suit was brought originally in March, 1933, by James M. Sartor, Frank B. Sartor and...
99 F.2d 562 (1938) CRABB v. ZERBST, Warden. No. 8769. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. November 7, 1938. *563 Hal Lindsay, of Atlanta, Ga., for appellant. Lawrence S. Camp, U. S. Atty., and Harvey H. Tisinger and J. Ellis Mundy, Asst. U. S. Attys., all of Atlanta, Ga., for appellee. Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges. HOLMES, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from an order discharging a writ of habeas corpus and remanding appellant to the custody of appellee. Appellant...
100 F.2d 820 (1938) In re HENDERSON. No. 8758. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 22, 1938. Geo. M. Hopkins, of Denton, Tex., for petitioner. No opposing counsel entered. Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges. HOLMES, Circuit Judge. Appellant, John Beverly Henderson, filed his petition praying that he be allowed to effect a composition or extension under the provisions of Section 75 of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. ยง 203. At the first meeting of creditors, called...
98 F.2d 196 (1938) ROCK-OLA MFG. CORPORATION v. LEOPOLD. No. 8755. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 6, 1938. Robert Harvey Thompson and John Harvey Thompson, both of Jackson, Miss., for appellant. Allen C. Thompson, of Jackson, Miss., for appellee. Before FOSTER, SIBLEY, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges. HOLMES, Circuit Judge. This appeal is from a judgment against appellant for damages for breach of a contract to sell scales to appellee partly for cash and partly on credit. On April 2,...
