1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. U.S.
  4. 245 U.S.
  5. 245 U.S. 603 (1918)
 

GARDINER v. BUTLER & CO.

No. 95.

245 U.S. 603 (1918)

GARDINER, TRUSTEE OF THE PERRY REAL ESTATE TRUST, v. WILLIAM S. BUTLER & COMPANY, INCORPORATED, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 4, 1918.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Alexander Whiteside, with whom Mr. Bentley W. Warren and Mr. Howard Stockton, Jr., were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Frederick H. Nash, with whom Mr. Charles F. Choate, Jr., was on the brief, for respondents.

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This case comes here upon the report of a master asking the court to decide whether two claims are provable. The first is upon a lease made by the petitioner to William S. Butler & Company. Receivers were appointed for the William S. Butler & Company corporation on November 7, 1912. At that time the winding up of the company was not contemplated by the bill or decree, but the object was to preserve the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases