Danville v. Brown
Supreme Court of the United States
ORIGINAL MOTION IN A CASE PENDING IN THIS COURT ON APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. Motion to vacate a supersedeas. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
This is a motion to vacate a supersedeas, “ for the reason that the bond .was not filed within the time prescribed by statute.”
The decree was entered March 29th, 1888, and concludes. as follows: “And the defendant, the town Of Danville, prays an appeal from the aforesaid decree in open court, and it is allowed, and if a supersedeas is desired the amount of the bond is fixed at one hundred thousand dollars.” On the 31st of May the appeal bond of the town in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars was duly approved by the circuit judge, and citation signed; but the bond was not filed in the…
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