Clay v. Freeman
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OP MISSISSIPPI. In equity. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bradley
This case was commenced by bill in equity filed in the court below in July, 1882, by Pattie A. Clay and Brutus J. Clay, her husband, citizens of the State of Kentucky, against Lucy O. Freeman .and O. L. Freeman, her husband, and David I. Field, citizens of the State of Missouri. As the bill was dismissed on demurrer, and the appeal is from the decree of dismissal, it is necessary to state its principal allegations. The facts alleged are substantially as follows :
In 1855 Christopher I. Field, (of whom the complainant, Pattie A. Clay, is only child, and heir-at-law,) and his brother, David I.…
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