Legal Opinion

Rockhill v. Hanna

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 17, 1854PublishedCited by 8 opinions

This case was brought up from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana, upon a certificate of division in opinion between the judges thereof. The facts in the case are succinctly stated in the opinion of the court, and also the questions certified.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier

This' case comes before us on a certificate of division of opinion between the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. It is an action on the official bond of the marshal, and the questions certified arise on the following facts: Rockhill & Co., the plaintiffs in this issue, and Price & Co., and Siter & Co. had each entered up judgments on the same day, (19th November, 1838,) against John Allen.

On 5th. of March, 1839, Price and Siter issued fi. fas which were levied on. the lands of Allen. On the 7th of February, 1839, plaintiffs issued a ca. sa., on…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sunderland v. LoderNew York Supreme Court · 1830
  2. Waterman v. HaskinNew York Supreme Court · 1814
  3. Snead v. McCoullSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
  4. Little v. President of Newburyport BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1817

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Freedman's Savings & Trust Co. v. EarleSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Hulbert v. . HulbertNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
  3. Samuel L. Palmer and Standard Parts & Equipment Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1970
  4. Jenks v. HortonMichigan Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Jenkins Petroleum Process Co. v. Credit Alliance Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1936

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