Hill v. Tucker
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. It was argued in conjunction with the succeeding case of Goodall v. Tucker, but the facts being somewhat different, they are reported' separately.
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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. It was argued in conjunction with the succeeding case of Goodall v. Tucker, but the facts being somewhat different, they are reported' separately. On the 6th of December, 1842, Abner Robinson, of the city of Richmond, Virginia, made his last will, and appointed William R. Johnson and Joseph Allen, of Virginia, and Thomas Pugh and Joseph W. Tucker, of Louisiana,, his executors. On the 21st ‘of December, 1842, the will was proved in Virginia, and letters testamentary…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice "WAYNE
delivered the opinion of the court..
This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
It was argued with the case of Goodall v. Tucker, but the facts being somewhat different, and the prayers to the court not exactly alike in both cases, it will'.be necessary to consider'them separately.
First then as to Catharine Hill’s case.
She filed a petition in February, 1848, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern-District of Louisiana against Tucker, the executor of Robinson. '.She was the…
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