Foster v. Goddard
Supreme Court of the United States
Cross appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts.- The. fa_c.ts, pleadings, and points of this case are so fully stated by Mr. Justice Swayne, that any other report of them cannot be made without, repeating what he has said- in his opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
These are cross appeals of the same cause in equity. Foster is the complainant, and Goddard the respondent. The record is voluminous. The questions presented for our consideration are questions of fact. No legal question arises in the case, with the exception of a single point touching the form and effect of exceptions to a master’s report. The case involves .nothing else that can be of- interest in any other case. We have considered it with all the care which the magnitude of the amounts involved, and the fulness of preparation and ability with ¡which it has been presented, demand a.t oúr…
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