Huston v. Fisk

The plaintiffs and defendants, proprietors of the property known as Banks’ Arcade, under a purchase at the bankrupt sale of Thomas Banks, were threatened with eviction by a judgment of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, at the suit of the City Bank against them. See 2 An., 114.

These proprietors thereupon held meetings, and resolved to contribute in proportion to their respective interests in the property, for the purpose of employ*770ing eminent counsel and prosecuting a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the United States.

The defendants participated in those meetings, and were parties to the…