Legal Opinion

Salter v. Williams

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 13, 1917No. 2297PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey; Thos. G. Haight, Judge. Suit by William D. Salter against Christopher I,. Williams, receiver, and another. From an adverse decree, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree dismissing' a bill in equity filed by William D. Salter against the First National Bank of Bayonne and its receiver. Salter seeks by his bill to enjoin an action at law brought by the receiver against him on a note, to compel the cancellation of the note and the nullification of the transaction in which the note was given, on the ground of fraud by the bank, and to obtain the restoration of all parties to the positions in which they were before the transaction was entered into.

The facts of the case are not in dispute. The First National…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Scott v. DeweeseSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
  2. Hindman v. First Nat. Bank of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1902
  3. Scott v. AbbottCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1908
  4. Lyons v. WestwaterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1910
  5. Westwater v. LyonsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1912

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Oppenheimer v. Harriman National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. MacNamee v. Bankers' Union for Foreign Commerce & Finance, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
  3. Williams v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1928
  4. Oppenheimer v. Harriman Nat. Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
  5. Citizens Nat. Bank v. GoldenMississippi Supreme Court · 1936

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