Legal Opinion

Lincoln v. Virginia Portland Cement Co.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 5, 1919No. 3226PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by the Virginia Portland Cement Company, a corporation, against S. Dana Lincoln, trading and doing business under the name of the National Mortar Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

SMYTH, Chief Justice.

The Virginia Portland Cement Company, referred to hereafter as the Cement Company, sued S. Dana Lincoln, trading as the National Mortar Company, to recover from him over $8,-000, a balance alleged to be due for about 1,400 shipments of cement, which were made on different dates running through a period of about five years. The Cement Company recovered, and we are asked by Lincoln to reverse the judgment against him.

' By consent of the parties the case was referred to Louis A. Dent, as auditor of the court, under chapter 4 of the Code, “to audit and state the account and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Story v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
  3. United States v. TempleSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  4. Moore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. District of Columbia v. LeysCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1932
  2. Roosevelt v. Missouri State Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
  3. Eichberg v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1921
  4. Ahrens v. BroyhillDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
  5. Reed Research, Inc. v. Schumer Company, Inc. (Schock, Gusmer & Co., Inc.)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957

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