Waller v. Best
Supreme Court of the United States
This case came up from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Kentucky, on a certificate of division in opinion between the judges thereof.
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This case came up from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Kentucky, on a certificate of division in opinion between the judges thereof. The'following is the entire record in the case:— “The following statement of questions and points of awwhich arose in this case, and the adjournment thereof into the Supreme Court of the United States for decision, was ordered to be entered, to wit: “ Savage had the title to the land; the plaintiff claimed under the • decreé of his bankruptcy; the defendant, under a sherifPs sale under an execution. • “The act .of bankruptcy of savage…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney
This case comes before the court upon a certificate of division between the judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the ‘district of Kentucky, upon the following statement:—
“Savage had the title to the land; the plaintiff claimed under-the decree of his bankruptcy; the defendant, under a sheriff’s sale under an execution.
“The act of bankruptcy of Savage was committed on the 27th April, 1842; the petition of his creditors was filed against him. in the district court on the 25th day of June, 1842, and he was declared a bankrupt, on the 26th October, 1842; the plaintiff was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Addison v. Crow & JarvisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1837
- Million v. RileyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1833
- Tabb v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1815
- Daniel v. Cochran's administratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1817
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