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In re Forsyth

District Court, N.D. California

Decided January 13, 1897No. 11,302PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Application for a writ , of mandamus to command and direct the clerk of the court to deliver to A. C. Forsyth, receiver of the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company, appointed by one of the courts of this state, a check drawn upon a fund in the registry of this court, being ■the surplus proceeds remaining from the sale of the steamship ■Willamette Valley, the property of the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company, after satisfying certain maritime liens pending in this court against her.

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Application for a writ , of mandamus to command and direct the clerk of the court to deliver to A. C. Forsyth, receiver of the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company, appointed by one of the courts of this state, a check drawn upon a fund in the registry of this court, being ■the surplus proceeds remaining from the sale of the steamship ■Willamette Valley, the property of the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company, after satisfying certain maritime liens pending in this court against her. Application denied.

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, District Judge.

In the case of Chandler v. The Willamette Valley (No. 10,862), a decree was entered in this court on June 9, 1896 (76 Fed. 838), directing the clerk, Southard Hoffman, to *297pay to Charles Clark, receiver of the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company, claimant of the steamship Willamette Valley, and the surplus proceeds derived from its sale, or to his proctors, after payment of all costs incurred in the case, the remnant of proceeds in the registry of this court, amounting to the sum of $23,524.45. After the entry of this decree, the court, upon application, granted stays of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Wayman v. SouthardSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
  2. The LottawannaSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  3. Covell v. HeymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  4. McIntire v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1813
  5. McClung v. SillimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1821

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Indiana ex rel. City of Muncie v. Lake Erie & W. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Indiana · 1898
  2. Bucher v. VanceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1929
  3. In re StarkDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1929
  4. Corbitt v. Farmers' Bank of DelawareU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Virginia · 1902
  5. D. B. Martin Co. v. ShannonhouseDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1913

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