Campbell v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. The facts are stated in the opinion. There was no jurisdiction in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals to review and reverse the judgment of the District Court.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. The facts are stated in the opinion. There was no jurisdiction in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals to review and reverse the judgment of the District Court. In actions at law in the courts of the United States, if the questions of fact are, by the consent of the parties, determined by the court without a jury, no ruling made upon or in connection with the trial can be reviewed by the Court of Appeals upon writ of error in the absence of a statute providing otherwise. Rogers v. United States, 141 U. S. 548; United States…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This was an action at law against the sureties on the official bond of a receiver of public moneys to recover for a default of their principal. The answer set forth that the defendants had not and could not obtain sufficient information upon which to base a belief respecting the default charged and therefore denied the same, and also interposed an affirmative defense, which need not be specially noticed. The action was begun in the District Court, and was tried to the court without a jury. There was a special finding of the facts, accompanied by conclusions of law, and upon these there was a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Roberts v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- Nashua Savings Bank v. Anglo-American Land, Mortgage & Agency Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Campbell v. BoyreauSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- Rogers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
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