Legal Opinion

Dodge v. Knowles

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 20, 1885No. 156PublishedCited by 30 opinions

APPEAL PROM. THE SUPREME COURT OE THE DISTRICT OE COLUMBIA. Bill in equity. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Me. Justioe Geay

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal by the children and heirs at law of yFrances I. Dodge, a married woman, deceased, from a decree ordering her real estate to be sold for the payment of debts alleged to have been due from her to the appellee, upon a bill filed by him, in behalf of himself and other creditors who might come in, against the husband in his own right and as trustee and executor of the wife, and against her children and various persons interested in the real estate.

The following facts were undisputed: By an ante-nuptial settlement, executed on…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Railroad Co. v. BlairSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Peugh v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1884

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Richardson v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Hewitt v. FilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  3. Lookman v. LangCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
  4. Blackburn v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  5. Maschauer v. DownsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923

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