Legal Opinion
Houlihan v. Corporation of St. Anthony in New Bedford
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
Decided November 2, 1909No. 123PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Action by Michael J. Houlihan against the Corporation of St. Anthony in New Bedford. On appeal from clerk’s.taxation of costs.
1Opinion of the Court
LOWELL, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff brought an action of contract to recover the balance of the price alleged to he due for building a church. Before jury trial the following rule was entered:
“And now. to wit, February 12, HMKi, by agreement of parlies, it is ordered bv the court that Clarence II. Cooper. Esq., be, and he hereby is, appointed auditor in the above-named action, to hear the parties, stain the facts, and report the questions of law and fact relating thereto, which either party may request.”
The accounts were complicated, and the hearings numerous, extending over two years or…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Fenno v. PrimroseCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1903
- Primrose v. FennoU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1902
3Cited by4 opinions
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- The Walter AdamsDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1921