In re Watts
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
This cause comes here upon the application of James R. Watts, plaintiff in the action of Watts v. Weston, for a mandamus to require the District Court, Southern District of New York, to enter judgment in said action.
1Per curiam
[1] The action of Watts v. Weston was tried in the Circuit Court, Southern District of New York, and verdict directed in favor of defendants April 10, 1900. A bill of exceptions was prepared and settled, .but no judgment was ever entered, and therefore no writ of error was ever issued. It was, of course, the duty of the defendants to enter such judgment. Plaintiff wishing to have the trial reviewed in this court has recently requested defendant’s attorneys to enter such judgment, which they refused to do. He made a similar application to the clerk of the District Court (which under the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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