Legal Opinion
Newman v. Schwerin
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1894No. 161PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the Uniied Stales for the Eastern District of Tennessee. This was a suit by Lena Newman against Morris Schwerin for an accounting.
1Opinion of the Court
LURTON, Circuit Judge.
This bill was filed in the chancery court for Cumberland county, Tenn. The object of the bill was to have an accounting with'the defendant, Schwerin, as attorney in fact for Samuel Newman. The power of attorney was as follows:
“State of Mississippi, County of Hinds.
“Be it known that, J, 'Samuel Newman, of the county and state above named, do hereby constitute and appoint M. Schwerin, of the city of Newark, state of New Jersey, my attorney in fact, with the following powers: (1) To sell, convey, lease, or rent any and all the land 1hat 1 own, or in which I have any…
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- Griffith v. FrazierSupreme Court of the United States · 1814
- Central Trust Co. v. McGeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Taylor v. LongworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Atlanta, K. & N. Ry. Co. v. Southern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1904
- Powers v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kentucky · 1895
- Boughner v. SharpCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Powell v. JacksonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1916