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jurisdiction upon which a lien is claimed.(j) A marshal's return of "not found," is not a condition precedent to the making of the order contemplated by this section; such order may Be made on affidavit aione.(k) The circuit court' cannot enforce the lien until it has jurisdiction of the person.(l) This provision is not a denial of jurisdiction, but the grant of a privilege to defendant not to be sued out of the state where he resides unless served with process, or wah'es his privilege by voluntary appearance.(m} The successor in a deed of trust is a proper party defendant in a suit to adjudge the deed a subsisting lien, and he may be brought before the court under this section.(n} The circuit court has jurisdiction to adjudicate upon the claims of parties not found within the district, if they have been notified by service or by publication of the pendency of the sUit.(o) }'oreign corporations are found within the district when process is served upon their duly-constituted agent in charge of their business.(p)-lED. (j) Mercantile Trnst Co. T. Portland & O. R. Co. 10 Fed. Rep 604. (I<) Forsnh T. Pierson, 9 Fed. Rep. SOl; Wool. ridge T. McKenna, 8 J<'e4JRep. 660. (I) Ins. CO. T. Bangs. 11l3.U. S. 435. (m) Harrison T. Rowan, Pet. C. C. 489; Begee,..
( ..) Mass. Mut. L. Ins. Co. 1'. Chicago 1\ A. R. Co. 13 Fed. Rep. 857. (0) Goodman T. Niblack, 1l1Z U.S. 666. (P) MeCol T. C.. l" 8t. L. & C. R. 00. 13 Fed. Rep. 3; Mohr T. Mohr Dlat. Co. 12 Fed. nep. 474.
Thomas, 3 Blatcbt. 11.
BEEOHE:R,
Ex'x, etc., v.
CHIOAGO
& N. W. R.
Co.
(Circuit: Oourt. N. D. Illinois. November 20, 1882.) 1. LAm> GnANT IN
AID OIl' RAn.ROAD8. .
Certain lands were granted by congress to a state to aid in the constructioll of railroads, and by the state were granted to a certain railroad company, Which mortgaged the same, and defendant became the purchaser at the foreclosure sale. Held, that the conditions upon which the land had been granted by con. gress not having been complied with, the title still remained in the United 2. SAME-LANDS HELD
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TRUST-LrABlLlTY. 1l'0R WAS'I.'B.
Where defendant agreed that the lands should be devoted to the payment of certain indebtedness of the railroad company to which the land had been granted by the state, and executed and delivered to the bondholders represent. ing such indebtedness" convertible land certificates," which were made assignable, it held the equitable title as trustee, and was not liable for waste in the removal of valuable timber therefrom, unless actually received and used by it. The beneficiaries under the trust had the power to protect their own intereats.
John M. Jewett, for complainant. Eo O. Cook, for defendant. DRUMMOND, C. J. The bill in this case is founded on the theory that the defendant was the trustee for a series of years of certain timber la.nds in Wisconsin, the chief valQ.e of which at the time consisted
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in the timber growing upon them, and that it was the duty of the defendant, as such trustee" to exercise reasonable diligence in pre. serving the timber and preventing waste, and that was not done. It was also founded on the allegation that the defendant directly permitted timber to be cut. The lands were granted in 1856 by congress to the state of Wisconsin for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads in that state. The state granted sonie of them to a railroad company, which had mortgaged them to secure a certain indebtedness, and upon foreclosure proceedings under the mortgage the lands were to the defendant, a corporation created by the laws of Wisconsin and Illinois. The defendant agreed that the land should be devoted to the payment of certain indebtedness of the railroad company, to which the land had been granted by the state. This arrangement was completed in 1859. At that time the oonditions upon .which the land had been granted by gress not 'having been complied with, the title still remained in the United States, and therefore a good title could not be made to those who represented the indebtedness of the railroad company already mentioned. In consequence of this, the,defendant executed and delivered to the bondholders representing that indebtedness what were denominated "cbnvertihleIand-grant which set forth that the defendant held the lands by virtue of the laws of Wisconsin, and "certified" that after the first day of July, 1860, the holders of these bonds were entitled, on presentation of the certificates, to a deed for It proportionate share of the .·land, in accordance with the legal subdiyiEilons which the defendant might rec'eive on the completion of that portion .,of the railroad. I:eferred to in the acts and grants, in the ·pro. portions named in the certificates. These certificates were delivered to the bondholders upon the surrender of the bonds held by them. testator acquii'eda large They were assignable, ahd the amount of them. While lauds'.:were thus held by the defe:p.d!tnt, the most valuable part of the pine timber standing upon them, at' the dateo£ the at the time the title was acquired by the off a.nd removed.. In 1868 'the railroad legislature. of Wisoonsin ,authOl:'ized. the defendant to take proceedings in any circuit oourt of the state for a partition of the lands among the holders of the certificates, and, bhderthe authority of ,this statute were instituted in the eircuit court of Milwaukee .(Joutity. The'certificate·holdets did not appear. Publication was made, defaults entered,' reference was made, and the referee reported that it was 1m· practicable to partition the land among the variouscerlificate-hold·
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ers, and a sale wasorder ed. In the deoree of sale prOVISIon was .made that the certificates might be used in the purchase of land, upon certain terms. At these sales, made under the order of the court, the lands were all sold. The plaintiff's testator was a purchaser of lands at the sale. 'fhe main question in the case is whether the defendant is liable for the timber cut down and removed from the lands; and if so, what is the nature and extent of its liability. There seems to be no question made by the defendant growing out of the consolidated character of the corporation under the laws of Wisconsin and Illinois, or that the subject-matter of this controversy relates to lands held in trust in the former state. I do not think that the general theory upon which the hill is framed can be maintained, that is, because the lands were held by the defendant under the circumstances named, for a particular purpose, the defendant was obliged to protect them from trespasses arid waste. . The plaintiff was one of the beneficiaries under the trust, and under the laws of Wisconsin he undoubtedly had a right to take the proceedings necessary to protect the land ill which he had an interest from the depredations of But the defendant was a mere naked trustee for the purposes named, even if the title was acquired from the United States and vested in the company in 1861. Before the proceedings in partitit)ll·took place under the special act of the legislature which has been referred to, it was competent for the plaintiff's testator to take all proper :measures under the laws of Wisconsin for the protection of his interest, -and I apprehend it was not material whether the other beneficiaries did 'or did pot join in such action. It may be Veery 'questionable, I whether the demand which it is claimed was made on Mr. Ogden in New York, was of such a character as to require the performance of any affirmative actjonorl thepartofthe defeIl.dant; Theconvertible land-grant certificates which were issued, declared that the holders of the bonds were entitled on presentation of the certificates to a deed for a proportionate share of land in accordance with certain principles therein stated. It would seem that a. more 'formal demandthftn referred to in the testimony"(jf Mr.; Beecher was micessatj. in orderto put the defendant indefaitlti onnoIl"coxrtpliance with su'ch deman'd'.· It certainly wag more obligatofY· on the plaintiff's testator and: the: beneficiaries under the trust to lOok after their interests in these lands, and to gHardagainst waste and'trespasses, than on the defendant. Besides, the benefici:ariee provided no' fund'otttof which the defendant should be paid .for any that might. be incllrred.
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But, although this may be so, still I think there are oertain facts which, it is claimed by the plaintiff, are established by the evidence" which, if true, may entitle her to relief, independent of the view already stated by the court. It is said, and there is proof tending to show that the defendant received a part of the proceeds of the sales of timber, and that some of the timber which was taken from the land thus held in trust was used by the defendant. Wherever the proceeds of the timber taken from the land can be traced into the hands of the defendant, or wherever timber cut from the land has been used by the defendant, it ought to account to the equitable owners of the land; and so the plaintiff may be entitled to her share to that extent and no further.
OGLESBY and others v. ATTlULL. (Oircu&" Oourt, E. D. Louisiana.
February, 1882.)
1.
EQUITY PLEADING AND l'RAcTIClll-AMENDMEN'rs.
If an amendment have the e1Iec't of making a new case, or If it makes a case inconsistent with the position of the complainants in the suit at law where they are seekinjl; a new trial, a motion to take such amendment from the tiles is a proper one, and will be allowed. 2. SUBSTITUTED SERVIClIl.
There can be no doubt of the propriety of substituted service when brought to obtain a new trial of a cause at law in the sam I: court. Minnesota v. St. Paul, 2 Wall. 633.
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3.
REVllIlW BY ANOTHlIlR CIRCUIT JUDGE.
A decision in a case rendered by one judge of a circuit court Is not open for review by any other judge sitting in the same court and in the lIame calle. Cole Silver Min. Co v. Virginia, e'c., 00. 1 Saw]. 685,689.
Motion to take Amended Bill from the Files. Richard De Gray, Robert Mott, and Henry B. Kelly, for complainants. Thomas J. Semmes, for defendant. PARDEE, C. J. The oriRinal bill; in its widest scope, is a bill to impeach a. judgment rendered at law, and to procure a new trial in the case where the judgment was rendered. It was only for such a bill that substituted service was ordered by the court. It is only for such a bill that the defendant is before the court. Under leave obtained from the court complainants have amended their bill by setting up matters not pertinent to the question of a 'l<Hepoi·ted by Joseph P. Hornor, Esq., of the New Orleans oar.