Legal Opinion
Scott v. Fabacher
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 15, 1910No. 1,796PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas. In Equity. Suit by S. M. Scott against Lawrence Eabaclier and others. Decree for defendants, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
McCORMICK, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, S. M. Scott, in the spring of 1901, was a citizen of the county of Eyons and state of Kansas, but was engaged at Beaumont in the state of Texas in dealing in oil lands and other oil properties, in which there was at that time phenomenal activity in that locality. The appellee, Lawrence Eabacher, was then a citizen of New Orleans and state of Louisiana. He testifies :
“I became acquainted with Mr. Scott in Beaumont, Texas, in the year 1901. I first became acquainted with him before this deal was entered into when I went to Beaumont with a committee to…
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