Case Name: MERCANTILE TRUST CO. v. CHICAGO, P. & ST. L. RY. CO. et al.; MERCANTILE TRUST CO. et al. v. WHEELER
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1906-05-01
Citations: 147 F. 699
Docket Number: No. 1,233
Parties: MERCANTILE TRUST CO. v. CHICAGO, P. & ST. L. RY. CO. et al. MERCANTILE TRUST CO. et al. v. WHEELER.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 147
Pages: 699–700

Head Matter:
MERCANTILE TRUST CO. v. CHICAGO, P. & ST. L. RY. CO. et al. MERCANTILE TRUST CO. et al. v. WHEELER.
(Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
May 1, 1906.)
No. 1,233.
Appeal — Review—Findings op Fact.
Findings of fact made by a master on oral testimony taken before him and approved by the trial court will not be disturbed on appeal, unless it appears that an obvious mistake was made in the consideration of the evidence.
[Ed. Note. — For cases in point, see vol. 3, Cent. Dig. Appeal and Error, $ 4015.]
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois.
Philip B. Warren, for appellants.
Samuel P. Wheeler, in pro. per.
Henry A. Gardner, for appellees.
Before GROSSCUP, BAKER, and SEAMAN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The only question is whether the report of the-master, on which the decree appealed from is based, is supported by sufficient evidence. On every material element of appellee's case evidence was produced. The master was in the best position to-judge of the weight and credibility of the testimony given orally before him, and his finding, approved by the Circuit Court, should not be disturbed by us, unless it appears that an obvious mistake was made in the consideration of the evidence. Crawford v. Neal, 144 U. S. 585, 12 Sup. Ct. 759, 36 L. Ed. 552. So far from this being true,, we are satisfied that the finding was amply justified by the record.
The decree is affirmed.