Knickerbocker Trust Co. v. Evans
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. Actions at law by the Knickerbocker Trust Company against Maria A. Evans, executrix, against Stephen M. Weld, against Theophilus Parsons, against Albert S. Bigelow, against William M. Conant, and against Russell S. Codman. Judgment for defendant in each case, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
Here are six writs of error to review six judgments of the Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts. The six cases were tried by jury, practically as one case, under the direction or order of the Circuit Court to that end. This course was adopted by the court on its own motion; but no question is raised against the validity or propriety of such trial. The issues are the same in all the cases, and the same considerations and principles apply to them all. The cases were argued together in this court as one case, and will be dealt with accordingly; and it is…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Miller v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Watson v. MerrillCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Page v. . KrekeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Flynn v. Mudd & HughesIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
- Lynn Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. AndrewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- James Stewart & Co. v. NewbyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1920
- Oates v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1916
- Maytag v. CumminsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1919
- C. M. Spring Drug Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
- Quigley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1927
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.