Ridge v. Manker
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Iowa. The Phoenix Loan Association, a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri, and having its domicile at the city of St. Joseph, in that staje, became insolvent, and ceased the transaction of active business.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Iowa. The Phoenix Loan Association, a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri, and having its domicile at the city of St. Joseph, in that staje, became insolvent, and ceased the transaction of active business. The state supervisor of building and loan associations proceeded against the corporation, and on July 15, 1889, it was adjudged to be dissolved by an order of the judge of a state court in St. Joseph, its officers were enjoined from further managing or conducting its affairs, receivers of its…
1Opinion of the CourtHook, Circuit Judge
An appellate court may avail itself of authentic evidence outside of the record before it of matters occurring since the decree of the trial court when such course is necessary to prevent a miscarriage of justice, to avoid a useless circuity of proceeding, to preserve a jurisdiction lawfully acquired, or to protect itself from imposition or further prosecution of litigation where the controversy between the parties has been settled, or for other reasons has ceased to exist. Chamberlain v. Cleveland, 1 Black, 419, 17 L. Ed. 93; Lord v. Veazie, 8 How. 251, 12 L. Ed. 1067; Wood Paper Co. v.…
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