Standard Oil Co. of Ky. v. Hawkins
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. The appellant filed its bill in the court below in substance charging that on the 24th day of July, 1898, the Indianapolis National Bank was utterly and hopelessly insolvent, and unable to continue its business longer for a single day, which was well known to the president, who had the absolute control and management of the bank, and who was present at the bank on that day, watching its…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. The appellant filed its bill in the court below in substance charging that on the 24th day of July, 1898, the Indianapolis National Bank was utterly and hopelessly insolvent, and unable to continue its business longer for a single day, which was well known to the president, who had the absolute control and management of the bank, and who was present at the bank on that day, watching its operation. On that day, and within less than five minutes of the hour at which the bank closed its doors for the day, the…
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts). At the argument the question was urged to our attention whether, and under what circumstances, a court of equity would relieve from mistake of law, or from pure ignorance of tlie law. This vexed question has frequently been considered by the various courts, and it cannot he said that (hey are by any means at agreement upon the subject. The matter has been somewhat considered by the supreme court in Elliott v. Sackett, 108 U. S. 132, 142, 2 Sup. Ct. 375; Thompson v. Insurance Co., 186 U. S. 287, 296, 30 Sup. Ct. 1019; Gris-*398wold v. Hazard, 141 U. S. 260, 264, 11 Sup.…
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