Williams v. Gibbes
Supreme Court of the United States
These were cross appeals from tbe Circuit Court of the iJnited States for the'distriet of Maryland. ' Iñ the report, the first casé only will be mentioned, viz.: that of Williams against Oliver’s executors. .- The case was formerlybefore-the court, and is -reported. in 17 How., 239. - The facts are stated in the opinion of the .court.
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These were cross appeals from tbe Circuit Court of the iJnited States for the'distriet of Maryland. ' Iñ the report, the first casé only will be mentioned, viz.: that of Williams against Oliver’s executors. .- The case was formerlybefore-the court, and is -reported. in 17 How., 239. - The facts are stated in the opinion of the .court. The decree was for $9,686.33 in money, and $19,215.95 ip stock, instead of $22,866.94 in money, and $32,847.77 in stock, as claimed by the appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Maryland.
A bill was filed in the court below by Williams, the present appellant, to recover of the defendants the proceeds of the share of complainant’s' intestate in what is known as the Baltimore Company, which had a claim against the Mexican Government, that was awarded to it under the treaty of 1889. The proceeds of the share amounted to the sum of $41,306.41. The history of the litigation to which the award under the treaty gave, rise, in the distribution of the fund among the claimants or the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gill v. Oliver's ExecutorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
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