Legal Opinion

G. V. B. Min. Co. v. First Nat. Bank of Hailey

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 2, 1899No. 507PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Idaho. This suit was instituted by the First National Bank of Hailey, in the state district court of Idaho, against the 6. V. B. Mining Company, a corporation, 1o foreclose a mortgage executed June 12, 1895, upon the Red Elephant group of mines, situate in Blaine county, Idaho, for the sum of 86,500, evidenced by two promissory notes, with interest, costs, and attorney’s fees.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Idaho. This suit was instituted by the First National Bank of Hailey, in the state district court of Idaho, against the 6. V. B. Mining Company, a corporation, 1o foreclose a mortgage executed June 12, 1895, upon the Red Elephant group of mines, situate in Blaine county, Idaho, for the sum of 86,500, evidenced by two promissory notes, with interest, costs, and attorney’s fees. The cause was subsequently removed to the United States circuit court for the district of Idaho, and was there tried, and a decree entered in favor…

1Opinion of the Court

HAWLEY; District Judge,

after stating the facts, delivered the opinion of the court.

We have stated the facts in this case at great length, in order that the general expressions in this opinion may be'interpreted and understood in the light of all the circumstances disclosed by the record. The peculiar and irregular manner in which the business of the corporation, appellant herein, was transacted, necessarily leads to many complications, and presents several legal questions of an important character, as to how far such transactions can be upheld by the courts. Conceding, as we shall, for the…

2Cases cited41 opinions

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  2. Merchants' Bank v. State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  3. California Bank v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  4. Fitzgerald & Mallory Construction Co. v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  5. Martin v. WebbSupreme Court of the United States · 1884

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. American Nat. Bank of Sapulpa v. BartlettCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930
  2. Eastman v. ParkinsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Live Stock State Bank v. DoyleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1923
  4. McCartney v. Clover Valley Land & Stock Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
  5. Ellis Canning Company v. BernsteinDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1972

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