Overview
Case summary
Security Trust Co. v. Dodd et al. is a case from the Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit (No. 916) that has been certified to the Supreme Court for instructions on certain questions under section 6 of the act of March 3, 1891. The case involves a dispute between Security Trust Co. (appellant) and Dodd et al. (appellees), but specific factual details and legal issues are not provided in the text. The procedural posture involves certified questions from the Circuit Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court, invoking the Supreme Court's jurisdiction to provide guidance on unresolved legal matters.
Abstract
The case involves a dispute certified by the Circuit Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court for instructions on certain questions under the relevant jurisdictional act. No specific factual details or legal issues are provided, and the lower court has not rendered a final disposition. The Supreme Court is invoked to provide guidance on unresolved legal matters.
Opinion of the court
opinion
- Case certified to Supreme Court for instructions under section 6 of the act of March 3, 1891
Jurisdiction
not challenged- Case certified to Supreme Court for instructions upon certain questions
Procedural posture
Subsequent history
Legal categories
Case record
Issues & holdings
de novo
Case certified, awaiting Supreme Court instructions
Issue preserved for review
Statutory interpretation
1Standards of review
- Certified questions from Circuit Court of Appeals — de novo Supreme Court reviews certified questions de novo as matters of law
Timeline
Enactment of act providing for certification of questions from Circuit Courts of Appeals to Supreme Court
Outcome: Law enacted
Establishes procedural mechanism for certified questions
Circuit Court of Appeals certifies case to Supreme Court for instructions on certain questions
Outcome: Case certified
Invokes Supreme Court's jurisdiction to answer certified questions
Facts & evidence
Key facts
2 facts- Case involves a dispute between Security Trust Co. and Dodd et al.
- Specific facts not detailed in provided text
Procedural history
1 steps- Case certified to Supreme Court for instructions on certain questions under section 6 of the act of March 3, 1891
Authorities
Cited authorities (1)
Statutes
- section 6 of the act of March 3, 1891
Standards & doctrines
- De novo review of certified questions by Supreme Court
Legal principles applied
- Supreme Court authority to answer certified questions from lower courts
Notable quotes
“Certified to supremo court for instructions upon certain questions, under the provisions of section 6 of the act of, March 3, 1891.”majority — Description of procedural action taken by Circuit Court of AppealsIndicates case is before Supreme Court on certified questions