Legal Opinion
Merritt v. President, Etc., of Bowdoin College
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 14, 1898No. 505PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
169 U.S. 551
18 S.Ct. 415
42 L.Ed. 850
MERRITT et al.
v.
PRESIDENT, ETC., OF BOWDOIN COLLEGE et al.
No. 505.
March 14, 1898.
The plaintiffs in this suit (appellees here) are the president and trustees of Bowdoin College, a corporation of Maine, and a large number of individuals who are citizens of states other than California. They sued on behalf of themselves and of all other beneficiaries under a certain deed of trust made and entered into between Catharine M. Garcelon, of the first part, and John A. Stanly and Stephen W. Purington, trustees, of the second part. The defendants were James P. Merritt…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chappell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Colvin v. JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- President of Bowdoin College v. MerrittU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern California · 1893
- The BayonneSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- President & Trustees of Bowdoin College v. MerrittU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern California · 1893
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Blythe Co. v. HinckleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1901
- Chamberlin v. Peoria, D. & E. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1902