Jacob U. Payne v. Jonathan J. Niles
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. As originally brought, the suit was Niles & Co. v. Knox, and the circumstances which led to the change of title are stated in the opinion of the court. On the 8th of February, 1856, the Circuit Court dismissed the intervention, with costs, when the intervenors sued out a •writ of error, and brought the case up to this court.
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This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. As originally brought, the suit was Niles & Co. v. Knox, and the circumstances which led to the change of title are stated in the opinion of the court. On the 8th of February, 1856, the Circuit Court dismissed the intervention, with costs, when the intervenors sued out a •writ of error, and brought the case up to this court. Mr. Benjamin thus noticed the point upon which the decision of the court turned: 1st. The writ of error must be dismissed. There is no such…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney
This case is brought here by a writ of error directed to the Circuit Court.for the eastern district, of Louisiana.
It appears by the transcript, that Niles & Co., citizens of Ohio, brought suit in the Circuit Court against Andrew Knox, of Louisiana, for the price of certain machinery furnished to the latter for the use of his plantation. They claimed the vendor’s privilege on the articles sold, which were still in possession of the vendee. The suit was instituted on the 21st of February, 1855, and on the 17th of April, 1855, a decree was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for two thousand six…
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