Southern Building & Loan Ass'n of Knox County v. Miller
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia. This case comes up on appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the Western district of Virginia. On 27th January, 1897, Linda H. Johnson filed her bill against the Southern Building & Loan Association of Knox county, Tenn., in behalf of herself and all other stockholders in, and creditors of, the said building and loan association.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia. This case comes up on appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the Western district of Virginia. On 27th January, 1897, Linda H. Johnson filed her bill against the Southern Building & Loan Association of Knox county, Tenn., in behalf of herself and all other stockholders in, and creditors of, the said building and loan association. This bill averred the insolvency of the association, and prayed the appointment of a receiver to collect and administer its assets in the Western district of…
1Opinion of the CourtSimonton, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). When a case comes by appeal into this court, in which there are questions of law depending, more or less, on questions of fact, we examine into the findings of fact made by the master in which the court below has concurred, and give them great 'weight in reaching oui; conclusion. W.e-regret to.say that in this case wg get nq .asr *37sistance whatever from the findings of the master. _ His 'whole ;■ import of his actions shows a marked bias in favor of Miller & Warden,; —a bias so strong that his report and conclusions impress, us as-, those of an advocate,…
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