Kneeland v. Luce
Citations
- 141 U.S. 437
- 12 S. Ct. 39
- 35 L. Ed. 808
- 1891 U.S. LEXIS 2533
Syllabus
<p>In a suit in equity for the foreclosure of a railroad mortgage this court holds, on appeal by the purchaser at the foreclosure sale from a decree declaring the claim of an intervenor to be a lien upon the property, that the reeord is too meagre for.it to determine whether there was any error in the decree.</p> <p>A stipulation in this case that “testimony heretofore taken and filed in this cause” “may be used in Any future litigation touching” the subject of the controversy in the suit is held not to import into the suit testimony from other records in this court; it not appearing by .this record that such testimony was used by the appellant in the hearing below, or that the appellees were parties to the stipulation.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- stating stipulation is binding only upon parties to the record who in fact assented to it
- noting stipulation does not bind or affect those who were not parties to it
- evidentiary stipulation not binding on one not party to stipulation, or on one not party to the litigation wherein stipulation was made
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Judges: Brewer, Bradley, Gray
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