Overview
Case summary
This case involved an appeal by Oregon Short Line & U. N. Ry. Co. from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Wyoming to the Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. The parties stipulated to dismiss the appeal, and the appellate court dismissed it accordingly on November 23, 1896. No substantive legal issues were addressed due to the dismissal by agreement.
Abstract
The case involved an appeal from a federal circuit court to the circuit court of appeals. The parties stipulated to dismiss the appeal, and the appellate court dismissed it accordingly. No substantive legal issues were addressed due to the dismissal by agreement.
Opinion of the court
opinion
- Appeal dismissed based on party stipulation
Jurisdiction
not challenged- Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Wyoming
Procedural posture
Legal categories
Case record
Issues & holdings
Not applicable
Parties stipulated to dismissal
Issue preserved for review
Holdings of the court
Timeline
Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit dismisses the appeal pursuant to stipulation of the parties
Outcome: Appeal dismissed
Final disposition of the appeal based on party agreement
Facts & evidence
Key facts
1 facts- Appeal dismissed pursuant to stipulation of the parties
Procedural history
3 steps- Appeal filed from Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Wyoming
- Parties stipulated to dismissal
- Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal
Authorities
Legal principles applied
- Courts generally honor party agreements to dismiss cases
Notable quotes
“Dismissed, pursuant to stipulation of the parties.”majority — Conclusion of the opinion dismissing the appealShows the appeal was terminated by mutual agreement rather than judicial decision on merits