Nelson v. Hill
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Alabama. The suit originated in the District Court óf the United States for the Middle District of Alabama, from which it was carried,, by. appeal, to the Circuit Court, ’ and thence was brought to this court.
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This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Alabama. The suit originated in the District Court óf the United States for the Middle District of Alabama, from which it was carried,, by. appeal, to the Circuit Court, ’ and thence was brought to this court. In 1834, thfe appellants, consisting of two mercantile houses in New York, became the creditors of two .firms in the State of Alabama, namely, the firms of Whitsett, Gray, &>Cd. and of Whitsett & Gray ; the former composed of William H. Whitsett, Thomas . Gray, John J. Hill, the latter of William…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daniel
Amongst the causes assigned for the demurrer in this case no objection is urged as founded upon the joinder of the different complainants in the bill arid amended bill, unless it be supposed that, an objection may be implied in'the general language of the first assignment, namely,-that the complainants had.not by their-bills made su6h a case as entitled them to. , relief. From a statement thus vague and indefinite it would be difficult to deduce any one obr jection rather than another; but could this assignment be understood as pointing specifically to the structure of the bills as…
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