Legal Opinion
United States v. First Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1958No. 15744PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOGEL, Circuit Judge.
This action was commenced in Minnesota State District Court to quiet title to certain historical documents written in the main by William Clark, of the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition. The documents, herein referred to as the res, and whose whereabouts were unknown for approximately 150 years, were found in the attic of the St. Paul, Minnesota, home of a Mrs. Sophia V. H. Foster after her death in 1952. They were discovered in a desk formerly owned by General John Henry Hammond, Mrs. Foster’s father, who died in 1890. The First Trust Company of St. Paul brought the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Commercial Standard Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Maryland Casualty Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- United States v. Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
- First Trust Co. of St. Paul v. Minnesota Historical Soc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1956
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