Legal Opinion

Bacon v. Rives

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided October 23, 1882No. 29PublishedCited by 105 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia. ' The ease is stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hablan

This is a suit in equity. The complainant's are John L. Bacon and H. E. C. Baskerville, partners as Bacon & Baskerville; John Stewart, Robert Ould, Robert H. Maury, and Isaac H. Carrington, trustees for the benefit of the creditors of William H. Macfarland, deceased,-by virtue of a deed dated Oct. 20, 1870; John W. Wright, sheriff of the city of Richmond, and, as such, administrator of said Macfarland, — all citizens of Virginia.

-. The defendants are George C. Rives, a citizen of Texas, in his own right and as administrator with the will annexed of George Rives, deceased ; J. Henry Rives, a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Phillips v. HolmanTexas Supreme Court · 1862
  2. White v. LeavittTexas Supreme Court · 1858

3Cited by105 opinions

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  2. Salem Trust Co. v. Manufacturers' Finance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  3. Speidel v. HenriciSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  4. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Danny O. Cherif, and Khaled Sanchou, NominalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  5. Wilson v. Oswego TownshipSupreme Court of the United States · 1894

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