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Hughes Bros. Mfg. Co. v. Reagan

Court Of Appeals Of Indian Territory

Decided September 25, 1902PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from tbe United States Court for the Southern District. Hosea Townsend, Judge. Action by Hughes Bros. Manufacturing Company against' W. H. Reagan, defendant, and J. R. Lawrence, interpleader. Judgment for the interpleader. Plaintiff appeals. On the 23d day of August, 1899, Hughes Bros.

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Appeal from tbe United States Court for the Southern District. Hosea Townsend, Judge. Action by Hughes Bros. Manufacturing Company against' W. H. Reagan, defendant, and J. R. Lawrence, interpleader. Judgment for the interpleader. Plaintiff appeals. On the 23d day of August, 1899, Hughes Bros. Manufacturing Company, plaintiff below, instituted suit before the United States commissioner at Ardmore against W. H. Reagan upon an indebtedness of $92.50, and sued out an attachment, and caused the same to be levied upon a stock of drugs located in the town of Elk, Ind. Ter. The ground of attachment,…

1Opinion of the CourtClayton, J.

In order to determine the question which we are called upon to decide in this case, we deem it proper to set out the motion for a new trial filed in the court below. It is as follows:

“Comes now the plaintiff, and moves the court to grant it a new trial herein for the following reasons, to wit:
“First. Because of the irregularities of the proceedings of the court and of the prevailing parties, and on account of the abuse of the discretion of the court, by which plaintiff was prevented from having a fair trial.
*475“Second. 'Because the verdict and decision is not sustained by sufficient evidence and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Edmonds v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1879
  2. Steck v. MaharSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1871
  3. Cushing v. SambolaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1878
  4. Fly v. Grieb's AdministratorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1896
  5. Hoppe v. ByersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Farmers State Bank of Newkirk v. HessSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1929
  2. Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. WilhoitCourt Of Appeals Of Indian Territory · 1906
  3. William Cameron & Co. v. PeckCourt Of Appeals Of Indian Territory · 1906

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