Legal Opinion

Stevenson v. Marble

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California

Decided October 5, 1897No. 694PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WELLBORN, District Judge.

This is a suit, brought April 29, 1896, and now on final hearing, to rescind a contract for fraud in its procurement. The real issues in the case, as I view them, are mainly questions of fact, and therefore my opinion will be devoted largely to a review of the evidence. The contract is as follows:

“Los Angeles, November 29th, 1895.
“This agreement, made this 29th day of November, 189-5, between John M. C. Marble, hereafter called the ‘seller,’ and John B. Stephenson, Jr., hereafter called the ‘buyer,’ -witnesseth: That the seller hereby sells the buyer 255 shares of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Safford v. GroutMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
  2. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. San Diego St. Car Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California · 1891
  3. James v. HodsdenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1874
  4. Thomas v. CoultasIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  5. Fishback v. MillerNevada Supreme Court · 1880

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. A. D. Baker Co. v. SmedleyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1912
  2. American Brake Shoe & Foundry Co. v. New York Rys. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1922
  3. (HC) Powell v. CovelloDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2023
  4. Marble v. StevensonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1898
  5. Noriega v. Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2023

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