Green Bat & M. Canal Co. v. Norrie
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Action at Law on Supersedeas Bond. On demurrer to complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
TOWNSEND, Circuit Judge.
This action is brought to recover damages on a supersedeas bond given under the provisions of section 1000 of the Revised Statutes [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 712] and supreme court rule 29 (3 Sup. Ct. xvi). A supersedeas stays execution, and under the supersedeas bond can be recovered all damages caused by the stay. The damages here sought are for the wrongful act of the defendant in violating the injunction pending the appeal, and it is claimed that the effect of the supersedeas was to permit the violation of the injunction, and protect the defendant in so doing, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hovey v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Kountze v. Omaha Hotel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Sixth Avenue R.R. Co. v. . Gilbert E.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Leonard v. Ozark Land Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
- American Strawboard Co. v. Indianapolis Water Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1894
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Tulare Irrigation District v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
- Green Bay & M. Canal Co. v. NorrieCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904