Overview
Case summary
This case involves an appeal regarding the vessel Andrew Burnham, heard by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The appellants are the claimants of the Andrew Burnham, represented by Goodrich, Deady & Goodrich, and the appellees are Frank P. Burger and others, represented by Cowen, Wing, Putnam & Burlingham. The appeal was taken from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. On October 13, 1896, the appellate court dismissed the appeal on consent, pursuant to the twentieth rule, indicating a resolution agreed upon by the parties without further litigation.
Abstract
The case is an appeal by claimants of a vessel against respondents, taken from the district court to the circuit court of appeals. The appellate court dismissed the appeal on consent of the parties pursuant to the twentieth rule. This resolved the matter without further litigation.
Opinion of the court
opinion
- Appeal dismissed on consent
- Pursuant to the twentieth rule
Jurisdiction
not challenged- Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York
Procedural posture
Legal categories
Case record
Issues & holdings
Not specified
Dismissed on consent as per the twentieth rule
Issue preserved for review
Holdings of the court
Timeline
Circuit Court of Appeals dismisses the appeal on consent pursuant to the twentieth rule
Outcome: Appeal dismissed
Final disposition of the case
Facts & evidence
Key facts
2 facts- Case involves the vessel Andrew Burnham
- Appeal dismissed on consent pursuant to the twentieth rule
Objects of relevance
Authorities
Statutes
- Twentieth rule (procedural rule for dismissal on consent)
Standards & doctrines
- Consent-based dismissal doctrine
Legal principles applied
- Appellate courts may dismiss appeals on consent as per procedural rules