What happened in this case?
An appeal in the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit between Altvater and Freeman. The court issued a decision on Apr 15, 1943.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Altvater v Freeman, No. No. 12417 (8th Cir.)
- Docket
- No. 12417
Where this case stands
The appeals court threw out the lower court's decision.
- Who won?
The side that appealed won. The court ruled against the lower court's decision.
- What did the court decide?
In the court's words:
“The order of the district court sustaining the objections to its jurisdiction will be vacated, for the purpose of allowing the situation to be treated as if application had originally been made to this court for leave to petition the district court to discharge the injunction and to permit that court to hear and dispose of the petition on its merits.”
- What does it mean?
The lower court's ruling was wiped out, as if it had not been issued. This is a published opinion, so it is Binding precedentEarlier authority that a court generally must follow.Learn more about binding precedent → for courts in this circuit.
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What was the ruling or outcome?
The court issued its decision on Apr 15, 1943. The full text of the opinion is available on this page.
Understand this case
Case record
Altvater v Freeman is Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit case number No. 12417. Jurvio currently provides 1 readable court document for this case.
Decision lineup
Opinion type: Majority opinionThe opinion expressing the reasoning supported by most judges deciding the case.Learn more about majority opinion →
Cases cited 2
Cites 2 cases · all on Jurvio
- Freeman v. Altvater · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ·
- Premier MacHine Co. v. Freeman · Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ·
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Documents and argument
Court opinion
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- Court opinion
ALTVATER v. FREEMAN — majority