Legal Opinion

Red River Valley Bank v. Craig

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 13, 1901No. 231PublishedCited by 22 opinions

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE NORTH DAKOTA. This action was brought to enforce certain mechanic’s liens provided for by section 4796, Revised Code of North Dakota, upon real estate described in the complaint. The trial resulted in a judgment in favor of the lienors, which on appeal was affirmed by the Supreme Court of the State, and the Red River Talley National Bank of Fargo, one of the defendants below, has brought the case here by writ of error.

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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE NORTH DAKOTA. This action was brought to enforce certain mechanic’s liens provided for by section 4796, Revised Code of North Dakota, upon real estate described in the complaint. The trial resulted in a judgment in favor of the lienors, which on appeal was affirmed by the Supreme Court of the State, and the Red River Talley National Bank of Fargo, one of the defendants below, has brought the case here by writ of error. The trial court found the following facts: On July 8, 1884, Elvira Cooper was the owner of the property, being lot 6, block 5, of the…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Peckham

The Federal question in this case arises because of the legislation of North Dakota subsequent to 1884, the time of the execution of the mortgage to the Travelers’ Insurance Company, the plaintiff in error contending that by reason of such legislation its rights, with reference to the property herein, have to some extent been taken away or unfavorably affected, without due process of law, and it also contends that the subsequent legislation operated to impair the obligation of a contract arising out of the execution of the mortgage already mentioned, its foreclosure and the sale of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Supervisors v. StanleySupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  2. Clark v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  3. Lampasas v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
  4. James River Lumber Co. v. DannerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1893

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. State v. Standard Oil Co. of LouisianaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
  3. Reiling v. BhattacharyyaNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Estate of JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
  5. Bottineau Farmers Elevator v. Woodward-Clyde Consultants, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

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