Legal Opinion

First Nat. Bank of Manistee v. Marshall & Ilsley Bank of Milwaukee

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 7, 1897No. 474PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan. Bill for foreclosure by the Marshall & Ilsley Bank of Milwaukee, Wis., against the Watervale Manufacturing Company, the First National Bank of Manistee, Mich., and others. From a decree postponing a lien held by the latter bank to complainant’s mortgage, it appeals.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan. Bill for foreclosure by the Marshall & Ilsley Bank of Milwaukee, Wis., against the Watervale Manufacturing Company, the First National Bank of Manistee, Mich., and others. From a decree postponing a lien held by the latter bank to complainant’s mortgage, it appeals. The original bill in this cause was filed to foreclose a. mortgage executed in favor of appellee by the Watervale Manufacturing Company, conveying, besides other property, certain lots and a, strip or parcel of land situated at Watervale,…

1Opinion of the CourtClark, District Judge

The estoppel urged against the Manistee Bank, and on account of which its lien was postponed, is predicated mainly on a letter written by Dunham, cashier of that bank, to Ilsley, vice president of the Milwaukee Bank, which is as follows:

“Manistee, Mich., Jan. 2, 1894.
“Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee, Wis. — Gentlemen: In reply to yours of the 29th nit, would say Mr. Hale has a fine reputation as a competent, careful, and industrious business man. He has no had nór expensive habits, but always gives his business the closest attention, and is very careful in his expenses. As near as I can…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Brant v. Virginia Coal & Iron Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Boggs v. Merced Mining Co.California Supreme Court · 1859
  3. Bank of United States v. DunnSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  4. Davis v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1864
  5. Henshaw v. BissellSupreme Court of the United States · 1874

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hindman v. First Nat. Bank of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1902
  2. De Swarte v. First National BankWisconsin Supreme Court · 1926
  3. Arkansas National Bank v. BolesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
  4. Hindman v. First Nat. Bank of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1899
  5. Clark v. LysterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907

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