Washington National Building & Loan Ass'n v. Pifer
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia granting the relief prayed for in a bill for the release of a deed of trust and for an accounting. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an appeal from a decree of the supreme court of the District of Columbia granting complainants, Carrie Pifer and John W. Pifer, appellees here, an accounting, and release from a bond and a deed of trust.
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Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia granting the relief prayed for in a bill for the release of a deed of trust and for an accounting. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an appeal from a decree of the supreme court of the District of Columbia granting complainants, Carrie Pifer and John W. Pifer, appellees here, an accounting, and release from a bond and a deed of trust. The case was tried upon agreed statements of facts, from which it appears that-the complainant [Carrie Pifer] is, and was in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Robb
Two questions are presented by the assignments of error: .(1) That the contract should be construed according to the laws of Virginia; and (2) that it should be construed according to the laws of West Virginia.
1. It is obvious that this Building & Loan Association obtained a charter in Virginia, not with any idea of locating in that State, but with the definite and distinct idea and intention of locating in the District of Columbia; hence its name the “Washington National Building & Loan Association of Washington, D. C.” As above stated, its principal office has always been located here, its…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- De Wolf v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
- United States v. LangstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Bedford v. Eastern Building and Loan Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- National Mut. Building and Loan Assn. v. BrahanSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Junction Railroad v. Bank of AshlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Plitt v. Seven Corners Realty, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945