Legal Opinion

Stevens v. Fuller

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 19, 1890No. 1617PublishedCited by 30 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. Ha he as Corpus. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatchford

This is an appeal by William J. Stevens from an order of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts, refusing to discharge him from custody on a writ of habeas corpus. The following are the material facts: William G-. Fuller having recovered a judgment against Stevens, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts, for $18,000, an execution was issued thereon to the marshal, which commanded him, if he could-find no property belonging to Stevens, to take his body and commit him to jail. Accompanying that execution was an affidavit…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Ex Parte SieboldSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. NielsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  3. Ex Parte WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  4. SavinSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  5. Ex Parte ParksSupreme Court of the United States · 1876

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. In Re FrederichSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. In Re WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. Horner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Horner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  5. Gonzales v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1896

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