Shipman v. Straitsville Central Mining Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. This was a case originally instituted in the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio, by the defendant in error, to recover a balance of $19,564.89, claimed to be due on account of goods sold and delivered.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. This was a case originally instituted in the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio, by the defendant in error, to recover a balance of $19,564.89, claimed to be due on account of goods sold and delivered. Upon the petition of Shipman, a citizen of Michigan, the case was removed into the Circuit Court of thé United States, where an affidavit was filed, admitting payments by defendant, after the commencement of suit, aggregating $13,017.90, leaving still claimed the sum of $6446.90, with interest…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brown,
after stating the case, delivered- the opinion of the court.
1. This case was referred by consent tp Mr. Harrison, a so-called “ master commissioner,” as referee, with ‘ instructions to report the testimony, with the findings of fact and of law, to the court. The fact that no such officer "as master commissioner is known to the law does not impair the validity of the reference, as it is. perfectly competent for the court to refer a case to a priyate. person. Heckers v. Fowler, 2 Wall. 123. And, as the court in its judgment ordered his findings to stand as the findings of the…
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