Kelley-Goodfellow Shoe Co. v. Scales

This case involved an appeal by the Kelley-Goodfellow Shoe Co. et al. (plaintiffs in error) against Scales et al. (defendants in error) from the United States Court for the Northern District of Indian Territory. The Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit dismissed the appeal with costs pursuant to the twenty-second rule due to want of prosecution, meaning the appellants failed to actively pursue their appeal. No substantive opinion was issued, and the case was resolved on procedural grounds without addressing the merits.

The appellants failed to actively pursue their appeal from a district court, leading to dismissal by the Circuit Court of Appeals. The dismissal was ordered with costs under the twenty-second rule on procedural grounds. No substantive opinion was issued, and the merits of the case were not addressed.