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· 5/1/1975

John G. Bookout, as Receiver for Modern Home Life Insurance Co. v. First National Mortgage and Discount Company, Inc., and Atlas Financial Corporation

Citations

  • 514 F.2d 757
  • 1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 14861

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming the appointment of a receiver after “[c]onsidering the probability of success on the merits, the appearance of fraudulent conduct, the imminent danger of further injury to the collateral, and the balance of the equities”
  • “The appointment of a receiver certainly is not made for the purpose of destroying the rights of persons, but rather, that their rights may be made more secure.”
  • “The appointment of a receiver certainly is not made for the purpose of destroying the rights of persons, but rather, that their rights may be made more secure.”
  • per curiam; review of appointment is for abuse of discretion

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Judges: Thornberry, Morgan, Roney

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