Legal Opinion

Scott v. Ellery

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 4, 1892No. 117PublishedCited by 8 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE CIECUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hablan

The plaintiif, Ellery, and the defendant, Scott, were, on and after the 17th day of August, 1877,- residents and citizens, continuously, of the respective States of New Jersey and Iowa.

On that day, Scott instituted a suit in the District Court of Des Moines County, Iowa, to obtain a decree for the sale of certain lands in that county covered by a mortgage given by Ellery, and for a judgment against the latter for the mortgage ■ debt. Ellery appeared in the suit and caused it to be removed into the Circuit Court of the United States for what'was then the Southern District of Iowa. By a decree,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Eyster v. GaffSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Boynton v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  3. Dimock v. Revere Copper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
  4. Hill v. HardingSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  5. Davis v. FriedlanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1882

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Jones v. SpringerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. Shannon v. Shepard Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
  3. Fidelity Union Casualty Co. v. HansonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
  4. Fidelity Union Casualty Co. v. HansonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
  5. Atwood v. SchleeMichigan Supreme Court · 1934

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