Meddaugh v. Wilson
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. This was a suit brought in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia by the appellants, seeking to charge the defendant as trustee for them of 897 shares of the capital stock of the Lake Superior Ship Canal, Railway and Iron Company.
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APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. This was a suit brought in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia by the appellants, seeking to charge the defendant as trustee for them of 897 shares of the capital stock of the Lake Superior Ship Canal, Railway and Iron Company. The bill was filed June 6, 1881; the answer, September 13, 1881. Proofs were taken, and on April 5, 1887, a decree was entered dismissing the bill, which decree was affirmed by the general term on March 3, 1888. From that decree of affirmance an appeal- was taken to this court. The following are the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
The argument in support of the conclusion reached below is a simple one; and may be briefly stated thus : The only promise made by the defendant looking to a payment to Meddaugh & Driggs was conditioned on a sale to the English syndicate; that failed, and, therefore, the promise failed.. The promise made by him. in the second of the .two agree- merits of April 9, 18T7,— that agreement under which the matter was finally disposed of,>— specified certain payments, but among them was none to the plaintiffs. In-other words, he received the stock transferred to him burdened with certain express…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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