Burton v. Platter
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the United States Court in the Indian Territory. Appeal from the United States Court in the Indian Territory. ■ At Law. Action by Henry Platter, assignee for the benefit of creditors of Richard B. Burton, against said Richard B. Burton, to recover the possession of personal property wrongfully detained. ■; Certain creditors of the defendant intervened, and were made parties defendant. By agreement of all parties, the' case was transferred to the chancery docket.
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In Error to the United States Court in the Indian Territory. Appeal from the United States Court in the Indian Territory. ■ At Law. Action by Henry Platter, assignee for the benefit of creditors of Richard B. Burton, against said Richard B. Burton, to recover the possession of personal property wrongfully detained. ■; Certain creditors of the defendant intervened, and were made parties defendant. By agreement of all parties, the' case was transferred to the chancery docket. Decree for plaintiff. Defendants appeal, and also bring error. Statement by SANBORN, Circuit Judge: In these cases the…
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge,
(after stating the facts.) It is a principle that lies at the foundation of all just government that no man shall be deprived of his life, liberty, or property without *904due process of law. Every disregard of this principle by courts, legislatures, or citizens tends directly towards distrust, insecurity, disorder, and anarchy. It may be difficult, perhaps impracticable, to give a definition of “due process of law” which would comprehend all cases as they arise, and it is certainly unnecessary to do so. Chancellor Kent says: “The better and larger definition of ‘due…
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- Horbach v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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