Walworth v. Harris
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. The court stated the case in its opinion as follows: Sarah Walworth, the appellant in the present case, and John J3. Walworth, who died pending the suit, said Sarah being now his executrix, with many other persons, are complainants in a bill in chancery, brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas, against Joseph L. Harris, John M. Parker, Z. T.…
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. The court stated the case in its opinion as follows: Sarah Walworth, the appellant in the present case, and John J3. Walworth, who died pending the suit, said Sarah being now his executrix, with many other persons, are complainants in a bill in chancery, brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas, against Joseph L. Harris, John M. Parker, Z. T. Carlton, Sarah E. Bryan, and others. The object of the bill was to enjoin Carlton from proceeding to sell property…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Millee
There is no' question that, under the. laws of Arkansas, there existed a lien on-some-;of the cotton transmitted'by Bryan <fc Bro. to the defendants, Harris & Co., while that property remained in the State of Arkansas; and it is attemptedAo aid thé argument in this case, which holds Harris & Co. liable for that lien on the cotton received by them, by the allegation that they knew that it came from the Point Chicot plantation, énd knew the rent was unpaid, and, therefore, had knowledge of • the existence of the lien. This knowledge, however, or even notice, is not sustained by the-evidence.
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