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Williams v. Vreeland, 250 U.S. 295 (1919)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Williams v. Vreeland, 250 U.S. 295 (1919)
Williams v. Vreeland No. 318 Submitted April 23, 1919 Decided June 2, 1919 250 U.S. 295
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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Where both parties, without more, request a peremptory instruction, they thereby assume the facts to be undisputed and, in effect, submit to the trial judge the determination of the inferences proper to be drawn from them, and his finding must stand upon review if supported by proper evidence. P. 298.
A husband, without his wife’s knowledge or consent, caused shares of a national bank to be issued and entered on its books in her name, and afterwards, telling her that it was a mistake, induced her to indorse them for transfer in blank to correct the supposed error, and with no intention to ratify, affirm, or acquiesce in his unauthorized act. Held that the facts could be shown, and that the wife was not liable to assessment although the shares remained in her name on the books when the bank failed. Id.
Approval, ratification, and acquiescence all presuppose the existence of some actual knowledge of the prior action and what amounts to a purpose to abide by it. P. 299.
244 F. 346 affirmed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Williams v. Vreeland, 250 U.S. 295 (1919) in 250 U.S. 295 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PF1B4M2H8IBEEFY.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Williams v. Vreeland, 250 U.S. 295 (1919), in 250 U.S. 295, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PF1B4M2H8IBEEFY.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Williams v. Vreeland, 250 U.S. 295 (1919). cited in 1919, 250 U.S. 295. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PF1B4M2H8IBEEFY.
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