Hoffman v. Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Illinois; Francis M. Wright, Judge. '■ Petition in equity by John H. Mitchell, receiver of the Mt. Carmel Gas & Electric Company, against F. G. Hoffman and R. R. Townsend, partners as Hoffman & Townsend. From the order entered, respondents appeal. This appeal is from an order of the District Court, made under a petition filed by the appellee — as receiver of the property of the Mt.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Illinois; Francis M. Wright, Judge. '■ Petition in equity by John H. Mitchell, receiver of the Mt. Carmel Gas & Electric Company, against F. G. Hoffman and R. R. Townsend, partners as Hoffman & Townsend. From the order entered, respondents appeal. This appeal is from an order of the District Court, made under a petition filed by the appellee — as receiver of the property of the Mt. Carmel Gas & Electric Company, appointed by the court in a cause pending therein — for a restraining order against the appellants and…
1Opinion of the CourtSeaman, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The order or decree from which this appeal is brought may rightly be treated as final in the controversy, under our understanding of the issues presented, although it does not expressly determine the question of contempt mentioned in the rule to show cause entered upon the filing of the receiver’s petition for a restraining order against the appellants, pending direction of the court in the premises. All parties in interest were before the court, and all their matters in controversy were there submitted for hearing, with the issues (both of law and fact)…
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