Legal Opinion

Pacific Railroad of Missouri v. Ketchum

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided October 29, 1877PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

95 U.S.

24 L.Ed. 347

PACIFIC RAILROAD OF MISSOURI

v.

KETCHUM.

October Term, 1877

MOTION by the appellant for a rule upon the appellee to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed pending the appeal in this court.

In this cause, a decree of foreclosure and sale was entered in the Circuit Court July 6, 1876, by consent of the present appellant corporation. Pursuant to this decree, the property was sold to James Baker, who, as is alleged, was at the time the solicitor of the company. The answer filed by him for the appellant admitted all the allegations in the bill, and made no defence whatever…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Pacific Railroad v. KetchumSupreme Court of the United States · 1877

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. McClure-Mabie Lumber Co. v. BrooksWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Burget v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1903
  3. United States v. OtleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
  4. Boston Safe-Deposit & Trust Co. v. City of RacineU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Wisconsin · 1899
  5. Gardner v. HelveringCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936

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