In re Pike

PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus, and grows out of former appeals to this court, wherein judgments were entered by us, and, pursuant thereto, our mandates were duly issued to the circuit court for the district of Massachusetts, directing it to enter a decree conforming therewith. The decree was duly entered in that court, as required by our mandates; but, before the decree was executed, the respondent Gregory took a new appeal to this court, which appeal was formally allowed, and a supersedeas bond accepted. The judge of the circuit court, desiring thereupon…