Walden v. Bodley's Heirs
Supreme Court of the United States
These two cases were brought up by appeal, from the Circuit Court, of the United States for the District of Kentucky. The cartes were exceedingly complicated, and cannot be understood without a reference to the following plat. IMAGE The history and facts of the case are given so much in detail in the opinion of the court, that it is unnecessary to do more than refer the reader to that opinion, as delivered by Mr. Justice Catron.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Catron
These two cases were appeals from the Circuit Court, of the United States for the District of Kentucky, sitting as a court of-equity. They were in- fact one case, and will be treated as such.
The question was, whether the Circuit Court had properly executed the mandate of this court issued after the decision in a cause between the same parties at January term, 1840, and reported in 14 Peters* 156. The judgment of this court in the ejectment suit between Walden’s lessee and Craig’s heirs, involving the same title, settled the questions raised therein, and was final.
The ejectment case will be…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Walden v. BodleySupreme Court of the United States · 1840
- The Lessee of Walden v. Craig's HeirsSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
- Bodley v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1809
- Walden v. CraigSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
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- M. H. Pulaski Co. v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1915
- United States v. Cronkhite Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1919
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