McKenna v. Simpson
Supreme Court of the United States
EEEOE TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. The case, as stated by the court in its opinion, was, as follows: ■ IRis was a suit by an assignee' in bankruptcy to set aside certain conveyances of the bankrupt, and of others under his direction, upon the ground that they were made to defraud his creditors. It was commenced in one of the courts of Tennes-' see.
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EEEOE TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. The case, as stated by the court in its opinion, was, as follows: ■ IRis was a suit by an assignee' in bankruptcy to set aside certain conveyances of the bankrupt, and of others under his direction, upon the ground that they were made to defraud his creditors. It was commenced in one of the courts of Tennes-' see. The facts upon which it is founded, briefly stated, are ,as follows: In August, 1878, Robert McKenna, a resident of that State, one of the defendants below, filed his petition in bankruptcy in the District Court for the Western…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
Section 709 of the Eevised Statutes points out the cases in which the judgment or decree of the highest court of a State, in. which' a decision could be had, may be reviewed by the . Supreme Court of the United. States. It provides for such review in three classes of cases; First, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under, the United States, and the decision is against •its validity; second, where is drawn in question the validity of a statufe of, or an authority exercised under, any State, on the ground of its being repugnant to the…
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