Betts v. Lewis
Supreme Court of the United States
. This- was an appeal from the District Court- of the United States for the northern district of Alabama. It was a bill filed by Betts against Lewis and wife, under1 the same circumstances which gave rise to the case, of Lewi». v. Darling, reported in 16 Howard, 1. It will be seen by at reference to that case, page 6, that Burr H. Betts was one off' the legatees in the will of Samuel Betts. It is not material in the present report to state the nature of the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr.' Justice CURTIS
delivered'the opinion of the court.
This, is "an appeal, from the decree of the District Court, of the United .States for the northern’district of Alabama, having ’ the powers of a circuit, court. The appellant filed his hill in that court to charge a legacy on property alleged to have come to the hands of the respondents, and to he chargeable with its payment. After answers had been filed, and while exceptions to one of the answers were pending, the respondents moved to dismiss the hill for want of equity, and-the court ordered it to he dismissed. This was irregular, and…
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