FISHER
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SmON
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avoiding a decree whtch'a court was induced to spread of record on the last day of, the term, without readb!g it, by reason of an erroneoUi statement made by counsel as to the character of the decree. Entertaining these views, a writ of prohibition is denied, and the role to show cause, heretofore entered, is discharged. FISHER v. SIMON et aL
(Circuit Court of Appeals, EIghth Circult. March No. 464-
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APPEALABLE DECREES-ORDER VACATING FINAL DECREE.
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An order setting aside a final decree at the succeeding term 1leld not a "final decIsI(}n," from whIch an appeal would lie (Act March 3, 1891, § 6), where the appellant obtained leave to amend the blll, and inserted thereIn ,addIti(}nal allegations as to, the cltizenship of the parties, after the cIrcuit court had vacated its former decree.
DECREES-VACATING AFTER END OF TERM.
A federal circuIt court has power to set aside, on motion, after as well as before the end of the term, a final decree whIch the judge has been Induced to enter by false representations as to its character. U. S. v. Wllliams, 67 Fed. 384, followed.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. G. S. Cunningham (J. W. Martin, on the brief), for appellaht John McClure, for appellees. Before CALDWELL, SANBORN, THAYER, Circuit Judges. THAYEIt, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal which was taken by the complainant in the case of William H. Fisher v. Charles M. Simon et at after the circuit court had vacated the final decree which was rendered therein on October 21, 1893, under the circumstances fully stated in the case of U. S. v. Williams, 67 Fed. 384, which has just been decided. After the circuit court had set aside the decree, the record shows that the complainant, Fisher, asked and obtained leave to amend his complaint, and did amend the same, by inserting therein an allegation that the complainant was a resident of Texas, and that the defendants were residents of the state of Arkansas. Thereupon the defendants were allowed until the first Monday in December, 1893, within which to plead to the amended bill, and the complainant, on his part, prayed for an appeal to this court, which was allowed. The appeal so, taken is the one now before us for consideration. Whatever doubt we might otherwise have entertained as to whether the order setting aside the final decree of October 21, 1893, at the succeeding term, was a "final decision," from which an appeal would 'lie under section 6 of the act of March 3, 1891, must be ,resolved against the appellant by his action in taking leave to amend his bill, and by inserting Ulerein, iIi pursuance of such leave, additional allegations as to the citizenship of the parties, after the circuit court had vacated its fQrmer decree. After the 'bill was so amended the defendan,ts entitled' to 'file an answer thereto, as this oourt has reoently
FEDERAL REPORTER,
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to.decide inthe case of Nelson v. Eaton, 66 Fed 376. Moreover,in disposlDg. of the appellant's application for a writ of prohibition, we have already decided that on the state of facts disclosed by the respondent's return the circuit court had power to vacate the decree of October 21, 1893. In any aspect of the case, there does not seem to have been such a final decision as would authorize the present appeal. Wherefore the appeal must be dismissed, and it is so ordered. MERCHANTS' BANK OF ST. JOSEPH (FIRST NATIONAL BANK 011' HANNIBAL et al., Interveners) v. CRYSLER et al. (01rcuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. April 3, 1895.) No. 521. EQUITY PRAOTICE-FIXING COMPENSATION OF COUNSEL-NoTIOE.
In the absence of any well-settled rule of practice or general order on the subject, motions to fix the compensation of receivers or their cOUDse] should not be heard ex parte, but notice thereof should be given to all parties in interest.
Appeal f1rom the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. This was an applicatiOlll by the Merchants' Bank of St. Joseph, Mo., First National Bank of Hannibal, Mo., and John Vaughn, interveners in the suit of Ezra V. Snively, against the Loomis Ooal Com· pany, to vacate an order, made by the circuit court, allowing $5,000 to Charles S. Crysler, the attorney for the receiver appointed in the cause. The circuit court denied the motion. The interveners appeal. O. A. Mosman (J. D. Strong, on the brief), for appellants. James H. Harkless and E. J. Sherlock, filed brief for appellees. Before CALDWELL, SANBORN, and THAYER, Circuit Judges. THAYER, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from a final order in an equity case allowing Charles S. Crysler, one of the appellees, $5,000 as an attorney's fee, in addition to amounts previously allowed, for services by him rendered to the receiver appointed in said case. The allowance was made under the following circumstances: In the month of June, 1893, a bill was filed by Ezra V. Snively against the Loomis Coal Company to establish and to en· force a vendor's lien against the property of the coal company, and at the instance of the complainant, James A. Bovard, who has since died, was appointed receiver of all its property and effects, consisting of coal lands and mines, a store, and the usual tools and appliances for operating coal mines. By an order made in the case on June 30, 1893, the receiver was authorized to employ said Charles S. Crysler, the appellee, as his attorney, to represent the interests of the trust estate in the receiver's charge. Subsequently, on March 3, 1894, the present appellants, the Merchants' Bank of St. Joseph and the First National Bank of Hannibal, Mo., who held mortgages on. the ooaJ lands in question to the amount of about ,40,000, includ-