Thompson v. M'Kim
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the court of chancery. The object of the fajll in this case,, which vyas filed by the appellees against yke appellant and John Bell, in the court of chancery, on ihe 22d of September 1812, was, among other tilings, to recover from the appellant the sum of 540,000, which the bill alleged had been deposited by one Marcus Ileyland in the hands of the appellant, to and for the use and benefit of the appellees.
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Appeal from the court of chancery. The object of the fajll in this case,, which vyas filed by the appellees against yke appellant and John Bell, in the court of chancery, on ihe 22d of September 1812, was, among other tilings, to recover from the appellant the sum of 540,000, which the bill alleged had been deposited by one Marcus Ileyland in the hands of the appellant, to and for the use and benefit of the appellees. The material facts stated in the bill are, thai Ileyland, in the year 1810, having purchased a large quantity of dry goods in England, amounting to about 5Cr,000, drew several…
1Opinion of the Court
Bucearan, Ch. J.
delivered the opinion of the court.' The first question which presents itself for consideration, is whether the order of the chancellor, of the twelfth of February 1825, is of such a character as to form a fit subject of appeal to this court? That an appeal will not properly lie from every order of the court of chancery, suck as mere practical orders made in the progress of a cause, or orders preparative of a cause for final hearing, and which do not affect the rights of ¿he litigating parties, is most certain, and appeals of that description will never receive the countenance…
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