Ambler v. D. Warwick & Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
The house of D. Warwick &f Co. and D. Warwick individually, exhibited their bill in the superiour court of chancery of Richmond, against Ambler, Robertson, Rurton, Chilton, Winfree, Morris in his own right, and Morris f Mitchell, merchants and partners, setting forth this case: On the 12th November 1818, Warwick & Co. having made advances to Morris &f Mitchell, to the amount of dollars, and agreeing to make farther advances to them, to an amount not exceeding 12000 dollars…
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The house of D. Warwick &f Co. and D. Warwick individually, exhibited their bill in the superiour court of chancery of Richmond, against Ambler, Robertson, Rurton, Chilton, Winfree, Morris in his own right, and Morris f Mitchell, merchants and partners, setting forth this case: On the 12th November 1818, Warwick & Co. having made advances to Morris &f Mitchell, to the amount of dollars, and agreeing to make farther advances to them, to an amount not exceeding 12000 dollars more, upon a stipulated security for re-payment of the sums so advanced and to be advanced, Morris executed a deed, dated…
1Opinion of the Court
Brooke, President.
Several objections were made to die decree. The first, which meets us at the threshold of the cause, is the objection to the jurisdiction of the court: and, after a critical examination of the bill, I have not been able to perceive how it can be obviated.
Without inquiring, whether a foundation is well laid for the jurisdiction of the court, as regards the other defendants than the purchasers of the slaves (who alone have appealed from the decree), it may be remarked, that upon the evidence in the record, it appears to be merely colourable. The pretexts for the jurisdiction…
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