Heirs of P. F. Dubourg De St Colombe v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL from the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Marshall
The United States had obtained judgment against P. F. Dubourg de St Colombe, in his lifetime, for a large sum of money. This judgment was revived after his death; or in the law language of Louisiana, declared executory; and the property of which he died possessed, ordered to be seized and sold to satisfy the demand of the United States.
The heirs of P. F. Dubourg de St Colombe filed their bill, praying an injunction to stay proceedings at law on this judgment.
The bill alleges that the estate of their parents was held in common at the death of their mother, and that the moiety belonging to…
2Cited by19 opinions
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- Copp v. HennikerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1875
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