Seward v. Corneau
Supreme Court of the United States
Motion to dismiss an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. This suit, brought in a State court of Louisiana, to enjoin a proceeding known as an order of seizure and sale, was, on the petition of the complainants, removed to the Circuit Court, where, on a final hearing, their bill was dismissed.
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Motion to dismiss an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. This suit, brought in a State court of Louisiana, to enjoin a proceeding known as an order of seizure and sale, was, on the petition of the complainants, removed to the Circuit Court, where, on a final hearing, their bill was dismissed. From the decree they prayed for an appeal, which was allowed, with an order that it' should “ operate as a supersedeas and stay of execution until the final decree of the Supreme Court should be rendered therein, on the complainants gi , ing bond in the sum…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief Justice- Waite
delivered the opinion of the court.
The bond in this case is insufficient in form either for the purposes of a supersedeas or an appeal, inasmuch as it contains no security for costs. This, however, does not'necessarily avoid the appeal; but-we may impose such terms on the appellants for the omission as, under the circumstances, shall seem to be proper. Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee, 1 Wheat. 304; Davidson v. Lanier, 4 Wall. 447. The appeal will, therefore, be dismissed, unless the appellants, on or before the first Monday in January next, give bond, with good and…
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