Hughes v. Blake
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Massachusetts. The object of .the bill in equity filed in this case, was to recover from the defendant, Blake, a sum of money arising from the sale of a tract of land, called Yazoo Jands, alleged to have been made , in 1795, by thé. defendant, as agent of certain persons named in the bill, in which lands the plaintiff) Hughes, claimed an equitable interest, in common with the immediate, principals of the defendants, and, therefore, to be…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Massachusetts. The object of .the bill in equity filed in this case, was to recover from the defendant, Blake, a sum of money arising from the sale of a tract of land, called Yazoo Jands, alleged to have been made , in 1795, by thé. defendant, as agent of certain persons named in the bill, in which lands the plaintiff) Hughes, claimed an equitable interest, in common with the immediate, principals of the defendants, and, therefore, to be entitled to a proportion of the proceeds resulting from the sale. The bill also charged, that the defendant had rendered…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Livingston
In. examining whether there be any error in the decree of the Court below, we shall have to inquire whether the plea of the respondent is proved; and if so, whether any other decree, except that of dismissing the bill, could have been made by the Court below.
In examining the question of fact, that is, whether the plea were proved or not, it will be borne in mind, that no decree can be made against a positive denial of the defendant, of any matter directly charged in the bill, on the testimony of a single witness, unaccompanied by some corroborating circumstance. There is no pretence that…
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