Bacon v. Howard
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the district of Texas. The-case is stated in the opinion of the court.'
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
The complainants ¿re assignees of a judgment obtained by the Planters’ Bank against the defendant, in the State of Mississipi. The charter of the bank has been forfeited. The complainants, as equitable owners of the judgment, demand payment by their bill.- The judgment claimed' by them is dated on the 19th of October, 1840, and their bill was filed on the 22d of October, 1850. Anticipating the defence of the statutes of limitation of Texas, the bill avers “that, at the time of passage of the act of Congress of the Republic of Texas, approved June 28th,. 1845, entitled ‘An act to authenticate…
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