Legal Opinion

Holloway v. Dunham

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 23, 1898No. 247PublishedCited by 13 opinions

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA. This action was brought in a district court of the Territory of Oklahoma to recover the value of certain goods sold and delivered by the plaintiffs (defendants in error here) to the defendant below, amounting to the sum of $5004.58, the sales havirig been made between the 1st of. November, 1890, and thé 10th of March, 1891, and the defendant at the time of the sales being a resident of Fort Worth in the State of Texas.

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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA. This action was brought in a district court of the Territory of Oklahoma to recover the value of certain goods sold and delivered by the plaintiffs (defendants in error here) to the defendant below, amounting to the sum of $5004.58, the sales havirig been made between the 1st of. November, 1890, and thé 10th of March, 1891, and the defendant at the time of the sales being a resident of Fort Worth in the State of Texas. At the time of the commencement of the action plaintiffs' also commenced attachment proceedings against the defendant…

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Peckham,

¿fter stating the facts, delivered the opinion of the court.. This is a very confused record. There would seem to be two bills of exceptions, one containing the evidence and the other reciting certain exceptions, but containing no part of the evidence taken upon the trial. Both seem to have been signed by the judge' who tried the case, while neither purports to have been signed by him until months subsequent to the day of trial. .

The bill of exceptions containing the evidence is the first bill set forth in the record, and the other bill follows it. It is not material here…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. American Publishing Co. v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Harrison v. PereaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  3. Springville v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1897

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Hindman v. First Nat. Bank of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1902
  2. National Cash-Register Co. v. LelandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1899
  3. Norman v. LambertSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
  4. Eisminger v. BemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  5. Luhrs v. HancockSupreme Court of the United States · 1901

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