MacKall v. Willoughby
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. In May, 1892, Westel Willoughby filed a bill of complaint in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia against Brooke Mackall, the Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Samuel C. Wilson, trustee, and Leonard Mackall, trustee, and Oliver Thompson, trustee.
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APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. In May, 1892, Westel Willoughby filed a bill of complaint in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia against Brooke Mackall, the Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Samuel C. Wilson, trustee, and Leonard Mackall, trustee, and Oliver Thompson, trustee. The principal object of the bill was. to establish an alleged indebtedness of Brooke Mackall to the complainant and to charge such indebtedness on certain land situated in the city of Washington. To this bill a demurrer was filed on the part of Brooke Mackall, which- was sustained,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shiras
The vital question depends for its answer on the interpretation to be given to the contract between the parties. It is in the following words and figures:
“ This agreement made this 10th day of April, 1883, between Brooke Mackall, Jr., .and Westel Willoughby, witnésseth :
“That whereas the said W. Willoughby has been for a considerable period acting as counsel in the case of Albert Richards and others v. Brooke. Mackall and others, No. 2373, in equity, in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and which is now pending before the Supreme Court of the United States, for the defendants in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Richards v. MacKallSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- MacKall v. RichardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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