Legal Opinion

The George Hill

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 13, 1912Published

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York.

1Per curiam

The appellant cannot. appear in forma pauperis in this court, as Act July 20, 1892, c. 209, 27 Stat. 252 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 706), does not apply to appellate courts. Bradford v. Railroad Co., 195 U. S. 243, 25 Sup. Ct. 55, 49 L. Ed. 178, The Presto (in admiralty) 93 Fed. 522, 35 C. C. A. 394. In view of the peculiar circumstances of this case, we think the bond required by rule 2 of this court (150 Fed. cxxxvl, 79 C. C. A cxxxvi) may be dispensed with. Appellant may also dispense with the printing of the record, and the court will hear the appeal upon a typewritten copy thereof.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bradford v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
  2. The PrestoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1899

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