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Hellis v. Ward, 308 U.S. 365 (1939)
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Hellis v. Ward, 308 U.S. 365 (1939)
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Hellis v. Ward No. 68 Argued December 6, 1939 Decided December 18, 1939 308 U.S. 365
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. In a suit in equity for specific performance of a contract to purchase an oil lease, the issue was whether a greater sum than had been paid was due, and the decisive question was whether a particular well would produce 3,000 barrels of oil per day. An umpire’s report, based on tests made in accordance with the contract, and admitted in evidence without objection, showed that the well would not produce that quantity of oil through a 3/8 inch choke, but would produce in excess of that quantity on open flow. Interpreting the contract to mean that the test was as to the quantity the well would produce through a 3/8 inch choke, the District Court gave judgment for the defendant. The Circuit Court of Appeals, interpreting the contract to mean that the test was what the well would produce on open flow, reversed the District Court and directed entry of judgment for the plaintiff.
Held, that the failure of the Circuit Court of Appeals to remand the case for a new trial did not deprive the defendant of his day in court in violation of the Fifth Amendment. Saunders v Shaw, 244 U.S. 317, distinguished. P. 369.
2. The defendant is not entitled here to urge that a new trial should be allowed in order that he may attack the competency and accuracy of the umpire’s report when that point was not a ground either of his petition to the Circuit Court of Appeals for rehearing or of his petition here for certiorari. P. 369.
3. Review by certiorari in this Court is confined to the grounds upon which the writ was sought or granted. P. 370.
102 F.2d 519, affirmed.
Certiorari, post, p. 537, to review the reversal of a judgment, 20 F.Supp. 514, dismissing a suit upon a contract.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Hellis v. Ward, 308 U.S. 365 (1939) in 308 U.S. 365 308 U.S. 366–308 U.S. 367. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6SQZ5EFGAINSZVE.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Hellis v. Ward, 308 U.S. 365 (1939), in 308 U.S. 365, pp. 308 U.S. 366–308 U.S. 367. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6SQZ5EFGAINSZVE.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Hellis v. Ward, 308 U.S. 365 (1939). cited in 1939, 308 U.S. 365, pp.308 U.S. 366–308 U.S. 367. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6SQZ5EFGAINSZVE.
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