Overview
Case summary
This is an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. The Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit, affirmed the District Court's decree on December 8, 1896, based on an agreement between the parties to enter the same decree as in a prior case, The Philadelphia, 21 C. C. A. 501, 75 Fed. 684. The appellant is THE PHILADELPHIA, represented by Eugene P. Carver and Edward E. Blodgett, and the appellee is James Baker, represented by Frederic Dodge and Edward S. Dodge. No opinion was issued, and the case was resolved per the agreement.
Abstract
This appeal from district court was affirmed by the circuit court of appeals based on an agreement between the parties to enter the same decree as in a prior case involving a vessel. No opinion was issued, and the resolution followed the stipulated terms. The outcome upheld the lower court's decree per the parties' consent.
Opinion of the court
opinion
- Affirmed based on agreement to follow prior decree
Jurisdiction
not challenged- Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts
Procedural posture
- Agreement to enter same decree as in prior case The Philadelphia, 21 C. C. A. 501, 75 Fed. 684
Legal categories
Case record
Issues & holdings
de novo
Affirmed on agreement of parties
Issue preserved for review
Holdings of the court
Standards of review
- Affirmance based on agreement — de novo Court reviews agreement to enter same decree as in prior case
Timeline
Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the District Court's decree based on agreement to enter same decree as in prior case The Philadelphia, 21 C. C. A. 501, 75 Fed. 684
Outcome: Affirmed
Disposition of appeal based on agreement referencing prior case
Facts & evidence
Procedural history
2 steps- Appeal from District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts
- Affirmed on agreement to enter same decree as in prior case The Philadelphia, 21 C. C. A. 501, 75 Fed. 684
Authorities
Cited authorities (1)
Standards & doctrines
- Agreement-based disposition
Legal principles applied
- Parties may agree to follow prior court decrees