Betts v. Bisher
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Oregon; Chas. E. Wolverton, Judge. Action by John L. Bisher, Jr., by John E. Bisher, as guardian, against Robert M. Betts, receiver of the Cornucopia Mines Company of Oregon. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
On July 29, 1912, the defendant in error, while engaged in insulating certain electric wires of the electric power plant of the Cornucopia Mines Company, a corporation, sustained serious personal injuries, for which he recovered damages in the court below, against the receiver of such corporation. The parties to the action will be designated herein plaintiff and defendant, as in the court below.
[1] The objection is made that the trial court had no jurisdiction of the action; that the fact that the cause of action was against a receiver appointed by the court below, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- White v. EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- McNulta v. LochridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Gableman v. Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Hanlon v. SmithDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1909
- Gray v. Grand Trunk Western Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1907
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Matarazzo v. HustisDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1919
- Chiesur v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
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- Horvath v. PitneyDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1943
- Kingston v. MahoneyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1951