Overview
Case summary
The Town of Phelps appealed a judgment from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The appellate court dismissed the appeal pursuant to its sixteenth rule, without issuing a substantive opinion. The case involved S. D. Bentley as counsel for the plaintiff in error, and the disposition was rendered on July 29, 1896.
Abstract
The town appealed a judgment from the federal district court to the circuit court of appeals. The appellate court dismissed the appeal pursuant to its sixteenth rule without issuing a substantive opinion. The disposition was rendered with specified counsel for the plaintiff in error.
Opinion of the court
opinion
- Appeal dismissed under sixteenth rule without substantive opinion
Jurisdiction
not challenged- Appeal taken from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York
Procedural posture
Legal categories
Case record
Issues & holdings
No issues recorded for this case.
Timeline
Circuit Court of Appeals dismisses the appeal pursuant to the sixteenth rule
Outcome: Dismissed
Final disposition of the appeal without a substantive opinion
Facts & evidence
Procedural history
1 steps- Case appealed from Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York
Authorities
Legal principles applied
- Court rules govern appellate procedure