Smeeth v. Best

No. 294
Decided Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Disposition
dismissed
full scope · unanimous
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Court
Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois
Decided
Posture
Unknown
Appellants (1)
SMEETH et al.
Ephraim Banning, Thomas A. Banning
v.
Appellees (1)
BEST et al.
James I. Kay, R. D. Totten

Overview

The appeal is dismissed, by consent.

Case summary

This case involved an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The appeal was dismissed by consent of the parties on October 7, 1896, without any substantive legal issues being addressed. The appellants were represented by Ephraim Banning and Thomas A. Banning, while the appellees were represented by James I. Kay and R. D. Totten.

Abstract

The case was an appeal from a district court to a circuit court of appeals. The appeal was dismissed by consent of the parties without addressing any substantive legal issues.

Opinion of the court

Majority
opinion
  • Appeal dismissed by consent

Jurisdiction

not challenged
Jurisdictional facts
  • Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois

Procedural posture

Posture at trial
Unknown
Posture on appeal
Direct appeal

Legal categories

Business

Case record

Full case name
SMEETH et al. v. BEST et al.
Docket number
No. 294
Court
Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Trial court
Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois
Decided
Opinion type
published
Precedential status
precedential

Issues & holdings

No issues recorded for this case.

Timeline

appeal eventcited in opinion

Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit dismisses the appeal by consent

Outcome: Appeal dismissed

Final disposition of the appeal based on consent of parties

Dismissal of appeal
Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Appellants · Appellees appellate court

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Procedural history

1 steps
  1. Appeal filed from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois

Authorities

Legal principles applied

  • Parties may consent to dismissal of appeal
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Action type
dismissed
Target
appeal
Appealed from
Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois
Context
The Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit dismissed the appeal by consent of the parties
Scope
full
Disposition vote
unanimous
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