Merrill v. Day
Merrill v. Day
Opinion of the Court
This case arises over an alleged claim whieh the trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of George E. Thomas has against Joseph P. Day for $8,337.72.
This case was here before. The District Court heard the same questions which are raised in the petition before us, and made its order adverse to the trustee’s contention on May 6, 1931, wherein it stated that the trustee in bankruptcy “has no claim whatsoever against the said Joseph P. Day and Pauline M. Pope Day, his wife (or either of them).”
An appeal was taken to this court whieh affirmed the order of the District Court on October 8,1931. Quinzel v. Hendricks, 52 F.(2d) 1085. Application was then made to the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari, whieh was denied by that court. 284 U. S. 690, 52 S. Ct. 266, 76 L. Ed. 583. Thereupon
In addition, the Court of Chancery of New Jersey in an interpleader suit ordered by the federal District Court held that the trustee’s claim was invalid, and this decree was affirmed bv the Court of Errors and Appeals. 108 N. J. Eq. 132, 149 A. 55.
Thereafter, when the mandate of this court went down to the District Court, the trustee filed a motion in that court to vacate its order of May 6, 1931, which, as before stated, this court had affirmed, and the Supreme Court had denied a writ of certiorari. The trustee is here seeking to review and revise the order of the District Court refusing to vacate its order of May 6, 1931. A simple statement of the facts of this case is the best argument for denying the petition. Clearly the District Court had lost jurisdiction over the order of May 6, 1931, and properly refused to vacate it. United States v. Mayer, 235 U. S. 55, 67, 35 S. Ct. 16, 59 L. Ed. 129; Montgomery v. Realty Acceptance Corporation (C. C. A.) 51 F.(2d) 642, 643, judgment affirmed, 281 U. S. 547, 52 S. Ct. 215, 76 L. Ed. 476.
The petition is denied.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- MERRILL v. DAY. In re THOMAS
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- Published