Legal Opinion
Schlafly v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1925No. 6661PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTrieber, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). In the argument of counsel for the appellant, the principal ground relied on for a reversal is that the finding by the referee, approved by the learned District Judge, is not warranted by the evidence; that the evidence requires a finding that the lease of the Granite City plant was simulated and the rental paid thereunder a return of the purchase price.
At the outset we are confronted with the well-settled rule that, in a proceeding in equity — and this must be treated as such— the findings of the- chancellor on disputed evidence have not the conclusive…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Harrison v. FiteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
- Ohio Valley Bank Co. v. MackCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1906
- Page v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- United States v. State Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Golden Cycle Corporation v. Com'r of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1931
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