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OULTON v. SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETY; CARY v. SAME; SAME v. GERMAN SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETY

154 U.S. 615·Supreme Court of the United States·1875

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Opinion

OULTON v. SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETY. CARY v. SAME. SAME v. GERMAN SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. Nos. 169, 172 and 173. Argued February 3, 1876. Decided February 22, 1875. Gary v. San Francisco Savings Union, 22 Wall. 38, followed. Mr. Attorney General for plaintiffs in error. Mr. H. J. Tilden and Mr. G. E. Whitehead for defendants in error. [MAJORITY — Mr. Chief Justice Waite] Mr. Chief Justice Waite delivered the opinion of the court. The material facts in these cases are the same as in Cary v. The San Francisco Savings Union, 22 Wall. 38, just decided. The judgments are all reversed for the reasons assigned in that case, and the causes are all remanded with instructions to render judgment in each of them for the defendant. Reversed.