In Re Chetwood
Supreme Court of the United States
ORIGINAL. This is a petition for the vacating-of or prohibition upon certain orders of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of California in the suit of Stateler'v. The California National Bank 'of San Frcmeiseo et at., enjoining (as was .held) the bank and John Chet wood,. Jr., from prosecuting a writ of error from this court in the name of the bank as plaintiff in error; directing Chetwood to dismiss a second writ of error from this court; and'…
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ORIGINAL. This is a petition for the vacating-of or prohibition upon certain orders of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of California in the suit of Stateler'v. The California National Bank 'of San Frcmeiseo et at., enjoining (as was .held) the bank and John Chet wood,. Jr., from prosecuting a writ of error from this court in the name of the bank as plaintiff in error; directing Chetwood to dismiss a second writ of error from this court; and' punishing Ohet-wood.and E. G. Knapp, of counsel, as for'a contempt of the Circuit Court in suing out said writs of…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
The writs of error removed the original v suit in both its branches to this court, and whether or not jurisdiction may be entertained of both or either of them, it is for -this court to determine when the question properly arises.-
And so if there be controversy in respect of the form of the writs, parties, citation and service, or otherwise, these are matters for the disposition of this court without interference from any other.
We find it impossible to accept any ground suggested for the assumption by the Circuit Court of jurisdiction to compel Chetwood to desist from using the name of the…
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