Seymour v. White County

• Court: U.S. Court of Appeals — Seventh Circuit
• Citation: Seymour v. White County, 92 F. 115 (7th Cir. 1899)
• Decision Date: 13 February 1899
• Parties: SEYMOUR v. WHITE COUNTY.

92 F. 115

SEYMOUR v. WHITE COUNTY.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

February 13, 1899

Wm. E Church and Geo. A. Sanders, for petitioneAT J. M. Hamill and J. R. Williams, opposed.

Before WOODS, JENKINS, and SHOWALTER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This is a petition to this court for leave to file in the circuit court of the United States for the Southern district of Illinois a bill, in the nature of a bill of review, to obtain a new trial or reconsideration of the case of the petitioner against the county of White, in the state of Illinois wherein the judgment rendered in favor of defendant was affirmed by this court, as shown by our opinion in Seymour v. White Co., 34 U.S.App. 658, 20 C.C.A 402, and 74 F. 207. For the necessity of obtaining such leave reference is made to Bank v. Taylor, 9 U.S.App. 406 4 C.C.A. 55, and 53 F. 854, in which Southard v Russell, 16 How. 547, 570, and Kingsbury v Buckner, 134 U.S. 650, 671, 10 Sup.Ct. 638, and other cases, are cited. A copy of the bill which it is proposed to file accompanies the petition, but, without consideration of its merits, it is deemed the better practice, unless for special reason to the contrary, to grant the petition as of course. To the extent, therefore, that the leave of this court is necessary and may be granted, it is...