Legal Opinion

Scott v. Chope

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided September 29, 1891PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Error to the district court for Valley county. Tried below before Tiffany, J. cited, as to the motion for a new trial: Tidd’s Prac., marginal, p. 911, and cases; Sperry v. Dickinson, 82 Ind., 138; Graham v. Henderson, 35 Id., 195; Easton v. Calendar, 11 Wend. [N. Y.], 96; Richards v. Walton, 12 Johns. [N. Y.], 434; Gray v. Richardson, 18 Pick. [Mass.], 417; Shirley v. Lunenburg, 11 Mass., 384; Smelters v. Rainey, 14 O. St., 288; Buckingham v. Bank, 21 Id., 131; Blanchard v.…

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Error to the district court for Valley county. Tried below before Tiffany, J. cited, as to the motion for a new trial: Tidd’s Prac., marginal, p. 911, and cases; Sperry v. Dickinson, 82 Ind., 138; Graham v. Henderson, 35 Id., 195; Easton v. Calendar, 11 Wend. [N. Y.], 96; Richards v. Walton, 12 Johns. [N. Y.], 434; Gray v. Richardson, 18 Pick. [Mass.], 417; Shirley v. Lunenburg, 11 Mass., 384; Smelters v. Rainey, 14 O. St., 288; Buckingham v. Bank, 21 Id., 131; Blanchard v. Gregory-, 14 O., 415. As to the jurors: Curry v. State, 4 Neb., 549; Brunell v. R. Co., 5 Id., 453. cited, as to the…

1Opinion of the Court

Cobb, Ch. J.

This cause comes to this court upon error from the district court of Valley county, in which court the defendant-in error recovered a judgment against the plaintiffs in error. The cause of action set out in the petition in the court below is as follows:

“1. That on or about the-day of April, 1887, the *44■defendants, R. M. Scott and John Gorman, as principals, and John G. Cory and Edgar L. Hall, as sureties, made and-executed their certain bond to the state of Nebraska in the penal sum of $5,000, conditioned that the said defendants, Scott and Gorman, would pay all damages, fines,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Long v. ClappNebraska Supreme Court · 1884
  2. Dorsey v. McGeeNebraska Supreme Court · 1890
  3. McClay v. WorrallNebraska Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Dutcher v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1884

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Remus v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1923
  2. Gran v. HoustonNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  3. State v. Sultan.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  4. McDonald v. BowmanNebraska Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Gordon v. LittleNebraska Supreme Court · 1894

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