Swope v. Leffingwell
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Supreme Court of the State of . Missouri. This was a-suit brought in the'Circuit Court,of St. Louis County, Missouri, against Leffingwell arid the other defendants, to restrain and enjoin the sale of certain real estate in the city of St. Louis, under a deed of trust executed to secure the pay-. ment of a promissory note whereof the- Atlas National Bank of Boston became the purchaser.
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Error to the Supreme Court of the State of . Missouri. This was a-suit brought in the'Circuit Court,of St. Louis County, Missouri, against Leffingwell arid the other defendants, to restrain and enjoin the sale of certain real estate in the city of St. Louis, under a deed of trust executed to secure the pay-. ment of a promissory note whereof the- Atlas National Bank of Boston became the purchaser. The case was ultimately .determined by the Supreme Court of the State reversing the decrees of the subordinate courts, and directing that the bill be dismissed. Swope sued out this writ of error. A…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
delivered the, opinion of the court.
We have jurisdiction of this case. The motion to dismiss , is, therefore, denied; but as the only Federal question presented on the merits was decided by the court below in accordance with our rulings in National Bank v. Matthews (98 U. S. 621) and National Bank v. Whitney (108 id. 99), the motion to affirm is
Granted.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- National Bank v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
3Cited by1 opinion
- Swope v. LeffingwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1882