Legal Opinion

Schofield v. Palmer

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Virginia

Decided December 22, 1904PublishedCited by 9 opinions

At Law.

1Opinion of the Court

McDOWFLL, District Judge.

These were sundry motions for judgment under section 3211, Code Va. 1887 [Ann. Code 190-4, p. 1686], made by the receiver of a New York national bank. This statute, so far as now of interest, reads: “Any person entitled to recover money by action on any contract may * * * obtain judgment for such money after fifteen days’ notice.”

The plaintiff being a nonresident of this state, in each of the cases the defendants who appeared suggested the nonresidence of the plaintiff, and moved for security for costs. Under section 3539, Code 1887 [Ann. Code 1904, p. 1891], and…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. In Re ChetwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Chapin v. . DobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
  3. Nicholls v. WebbSupreme Court of the United States · 1823
  4. New Orleans v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1836
  5. Auten v. United States Nat. Bank of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1899

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re Uranium Antitrust Litigation. Westinghouse Electric CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
  2. Chisholm v. GilmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. City of Danville v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1940
  4. Lehman v. SpurwayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
  5. Farrell v. StoddardDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1924

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