Eastern Building and Loan Assn. v. Ebaugh

Citations

• 185 U.S. 114
• 22 S. Ct. 566
• 46 L. Ed. 830
• 1902 U.S. LEXIS 2246

Syllabus

<p>This case • was presented to the court below with the facts found by the trial court, among which were that under the circumstances it was the law of New York that the plaintiff in error could not be heard to say that its promise was ultra vires ; and it was decided that such findings of fact were conclusive upon it. This court holds that the law of New York was a necessary element in the propositions and in it was involved ■ not only what the statutory law is, but what its application is under «the courts of that State, both of which were facts to be proved, and the finding upon which was binding on this court.</p>