Cornell v. Green
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL EROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OE ILLINOIS. This was a bill in equity, filed by Jobn. E. Cornell in the circuit court of Cook county in the State of Illinois, against Hetty H. R. Green, Julius White, trustee, and Benjamin E. Gallup, trustee, to redeem land in Chicago from two mortgages, and to set aside a decree of foreclosure thereof, and a sale and conveyance under that decree.
Read the full summary
APPEAL EROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OE ILLINOIS. This was a bill in equity, filed by Jobn. E. Cornell in the circuit court of Cook county in the State of Illinois, against Hetty H. R. Green, Julius White, trustee, and Benjamin E. Gallup, trustee, to redeem land in Chicago from two mortgages, and to set aside a decree of foreclosure thereof, and a sale and conveyance under that decree. The case was in substance as follows: . George W. Gage, being the owner in fee simple of the land, mortgaged part of it on July 22,1871, to White as trustee, and the rest…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
No question of the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court has been certified to this court; and the appellate jurisdiction of this court is sought to be maintained upon the single ground that the case “ involves the construction or application of the Constitution of the United States,” within the meaning of the Judiciary Act of March 3,1891, c. 517, § 5. 26 Stat. 828.
But, in order to bring a case within this clause of the act, the Circuit Court must have construed the Constitution, or applied it to the case, or must, at least, have been requested and have declined or omitted to construe or apply…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re LennonSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Carey v. Houston & Texas Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Ansbro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
3Cited by18 opinions
- Loeb v. Columbia Township TrusteesSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Paraiso v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Huguley Manufacturing Co. v. Galeton Cotton MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Muse v. Arlington Hotel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.