Smith v. Bell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Oklahoma; Frank A. Youmans, Judge. Action by John A. Bell, Jr., against P. F. Smith. From decree for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
The defendant below, P. F. Smith, complains of a decree of foreclosure of a mortgage he made to John A. Bell, Jr., because the court below struck out of his answer that part by which he sought to question the jurisdiction of the court and that part by which he sought to set up a counterclaim and set-off.
The complaint pleaded the mortgage and the notes it secured, and copies of them were attached to it. The mortgage and the notes ran to John A. Bell, Jr., trustee, and the mortgage provided that the defendant should keep the buildings and personal property described…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mexican Central Railway Co. v. EckmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Dodge v. TulleysSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Knapp v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Gardner v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Johnson v. City of St. LouisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
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