Judson v. Corcoran
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the District of Columbia, holden in and for the county of Washington. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Catron
Judson brought this suit in equity, to recover $6,000 from William W. Corcoran, in whose favor a decree had been made for about $15,000, by the board of commissioners acting according to the 15th article of our treaty with Mexico.of 1848.
Corcoran claimed, as assignee, under Bradford B. Williams and Joseph H. Lord, who were owners of the cargo of the ship Henry Thompson, and which was unlawfully seized. and confiscated by the authorities of Mexico.
The claim having been presented to the mixed commission undér the convention between the United States and Mexico, of April, 1839, the American…
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