Case Name: CLIFTON et al. v. McSHANE
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1912-03-19
Citations: 193 F. 1019
Docket Number: No. 1,991
Parties: CLIFTON et al. v. McSHANE.
Judges: Before PARDEE and SHELBY, Circuit Judges, and MAXEY, District Judge.
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 193
Pages: 1019–1020

Head Matter:
CLIFTON et al. v. McSHANE.
(Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 19, 1912.)
No. 1,991.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas.
H. N. Atkinson (H. & A. R. Mas terson, D. F. Rowe, F. B. Stanley, and A. L. Davis, on the brief), for appellants.
Stuart R. Smith and Leon Sonfield (Smith, Crawford & Sonfield, on the brief), for appellee.
Before PARDEE and SHELBY, Circuit Judges, and MAXEY, District Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
When the complainant below dismissed his bill, the defendants were not in court with any proper cross-bill or other proper proceedings which they were entitled to have retained in court for further hearing. The decree appealed from is affirmed.