Mississippi Valley Trust Co. v. Washington Northern R. Co.
District Court, W.D. Washington
In Equity. Suit by the Mississippi Valley Trust Company and another against the Washington Northern Railroad Company and others.
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In Equity. Suit by the Mississippi Valley Trust Company and another against the Washington Northern Railroad Company and others. On motion to strike out allegations of answer of defendánt William W. Crawford. rely on the following authorities: Bronson v. La Crosse R. R. Co., 2 Wall. 283, 310, 17 L. Ed. 725; Jerome v. McCarter, 94 U. S. 734, 736, 24 L. Ed. 136; Central Bank v. Hazard (C. C.)-30 Fed. 484, 486; Pratt v. Nixon, 91 Ala. 192, 8 South. 751; Horton v. Davis, 26 N. Y. 495; Freeman v. Auld, 44 N. Y. 50; Johnson v. Thompson, 129 Mass. 398, 400; 34 Cyc. 758; Gillespie v. Torrance, 25 N.…
1Opinion of the Court
CUSHMAN, District Judge.
Complainants interpose a motion to strike out certain paragraphs of the amended answer of the defendant William W. Crawford. For a proper understanding of the matter, a brief outline of the complaint -and answer is necessary.
Complainants.ask the foreclosure of two mortgages, executed January 4, 1910 — one xipon the property of the Washington Northern Railroad Company, hereinafter referred to as the “railroad company,” and the other upon the property of the Oregon-Washington Timber Company — both given to the Mississippi Valley Trust Company, the first of which is now…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jerome v. McCarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Bronson v. La Crosse & Milwaukie RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1864
- Muller v. . PondirNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- In re BurtonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1886
- New York Security & Trust Co. v. Equitable Mortg. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1896
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