Walker v. Powers
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from tbe Circuit Court-of the 'United States for. the Northern District of New York. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
delivered'the opinion of the court.. This is a suit in chancery by Walker and Whittemore, the' general purpose of which is to declare null and void certain sales and conveyances of real estate in New York, owned by Nelson P. Stewart, and to subject it to the payment of his debts. At the time of the transactions mentioned in the bill he was a citizen of Michigan. He died there in the year 1863, and George K. Johnson was appointed administrator of his estate in 1874; No letters of administration were issued in New York. .
The debt on which Walker counts was a simple-contract debt, which was…
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