Pennsylvania Fire Ins. v. Hughes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama. On January 12, 1898, J. B. Hughes, the defendant in error, purchased a foundry property, consisting of an acre of land, more or less, described by metes and hounds; “also all the fixtures, tools, and implements on said property used in connection with the foundry situate on said property, and now in the possession of said J. B. Hughes.”
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama. On January 12, 1898, J. B. Hughes, the defendant in error, purchased a foundry property, consisting of an acre of land, more or less, described by metes and hounds; “also all the fixtures, tools, and implements on said property used in connection with the foundry situate on said property, and now in the possession of said J. B. Hughes.” The consideration for this purchase; was one promissory note for $1,500 executed by Hughes to the vendor on the day of the purchase, payable, with interest, at the office…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCORMICK, Circuit Judge
There are no contested issues of fact involved in this case. All of the substantial facts are either admitted or accepted as established by undisputed evidence.. The questions arising thereon, and in reference to which there is contention, are all questions of law. *501The assignment of errors embraces 22 specifications. Counsel for the plaintiff in error insists on those numbered 7, 8, 9,10, 21, and 22. The first 4 are based on the action of the court in overruling the.demurrer of the defendant to the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth replications to the sixth plea. The last 2 are based on the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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