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Hieston v. National City Bank of Chicago

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 3, 1922No. 3609PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by the National City Bank of Chicago against Grace Hieston. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

VAN ORSDKR,

Associate Justice. Appellant, defendant below, guaranteed the payment of her husband’s indebtedness to appellee, a *526bank in Chicago, Ill. Subsequently, on default of the husband, the bank sued her and procured judgment in the state of Maryland. The bank instituted this suit in the District of Columbia upon the Maryland judgment for the purpose of subjecting defendant’s property in this District to the payment of the debt. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff bank, defendant appealed.

Appellant relies upon a statute of this District which provides:

“All the property, real, personal,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Haddock v. HaddockSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. Wisconsin v. Pelican InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  3. Fauntleroy v. LumSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Mills v. DuryeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1813
  5. Hampton v. M'connelSupreme Court of the United States · 1818

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Biewend v. BiewendCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
  2. J. Kahn & Co., Inc. v. Clark, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
  3. Delaney v. First National Bank in AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Monarch Refrigerating Co. v. FaulkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
  5. City of Philadelphia v. BauerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984

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