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· 9/27/1976

The Liberty National Bank & Trust Company of Oklahoma City, a National Banking Corporation v. Acme Tool Division of the Rucker Company

Citations

  • 540 F.2d 1375

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating “An allegation that the stakeholder is liable to one or more of the claimants may be raised in the form of a counterclaim.”
  • affirming finding of unreasonableness in creditor’s failure, inter alia, to advertise oil drilling rig in appropriate trade or commercial journals and to contact potential industry purchasers directly or through a professional auctioneer
  • failure to clean, paint, and dismantle an oil rig before sale was not commercially reasonable
  • stakeholder’s request for discharge of liability and for judicial protection against further claims creates the adversity necessary to satisfy the “opposing party” requirement of the rule concerning compulsory counterclaims
  • mandamus issued to compel district court to dismiss counterclaim filed in interpleader action

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Judges: Lewis, Breitenstein, Hill, Seth, McWilliams, Barrett, Doyle, Holloway

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