Legal Opinion

Chappedelaine v. Dechenaux

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 18, 1808PublishedCited by 95 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

8 U.S. 306 (____)

4 Cranch 306

CHAPPEDELAINE, Residuary Legatee, AND CLOSRIVIERRE, Adm'r de bonis non,

against

DECHENAUX, Executor of DUMOUSSAY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of United States.

P.B. Key, for the defendant.

Winder, for the complainants.

ERROR to the circuit court for the district of Georgia, in a suit in equity.

The bill states that the complainants' testator and the defendant's testator, together with three others, viz. Boisfeillet, Du Bignon, and Grand Closmesle, became joint purchasers of the islands of Sapclo, Blackbeard, Jekyll, and half of St. Catharine, on the coast of Georgia; that…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Chappedelaine v. DechenauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1808

3Cited by95 opinions

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