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Blaisdell v. Steinfeld

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided January 2, 1914No. Civil No. 1325PublishedCited by 19 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Pima. W. F. Cooper, Judge. STATEMENT OP PACTS BY THE COURT. Action by appellant to have certain contracts canceled for being usurious and to have returned to him certain securities and for moneyed judgment for interest paid under such usurious contracts. The case was tried to the court without a jury, and judgment was rendered in favor of appellees.

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APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Pima. W. F. Cooper, Judge. STATEMENT OP PACTS BY THE COURT. Action by appellant to have certain contracts canceled for being usurious and to have returned to him certain securities and for moneyed judgment for interest paid under such usurious contracts. The case was tried to the court without a jury, and judgment was rendered in favor of appellees. The facts shown and admitted by the pleadings are substantially as follows: That the plaintiff was the owner, and for some time had been such owner, of practically all the stock and…

1Opinion of the CourtRoss, J.

Appellees, by a motion to dismiss, have attacked the sufficiency of the appeal bond. It is said the bond recites the judgment and order denying the motion for a new trial, but its condition is merely that appellant will pay all costs that might accrue on the “appeal,” and it is therefore void.

The bond recites a judgment against appellant, a motion for new trial, and an order overruling the motion, and proceeds: “And the said H. W. Blaisdell did then and there, and on said day in open court, give notice of appeal to the ,-.supreme court of the state of Arizona from the said judgment ..and from…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Scott v. LloydSupreme Court of the United States · 1835
  2. Rowan & Co. v. HullWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
  3. Baum v. ThomsIndiana Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Kolb v. J. E. Bennett Land Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Bell v. StaackeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. United States v. Desert Gold Mining Company, Marlin K. EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
  2. Britz v. KinsvaterArizona Supreme Court · 1960
  3. Modern Pioneers Insurance Company v. NandinArizona Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Seargeant v. SmithArizona Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Kingsbury v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 1925

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