Legal Opinion

McCoul v. Lekamp's Administratrix

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 24, 1817PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Error to the circuit court for the district of Virginia.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Marshall

Albert Lekamp brought this suit in the circuit court, for the district of Virginia, for the recovery of money claimed to be due to him from Neil M‘Coul, the defendant below. After issue joined the plaintiff died, and the suit was revived in the name of his administratrix. While the suit was still deDending, the administratrix intermarried with Frederick L. E. Amelung, which marriage was pleaded puts darrein, continuance. The scire facias was thereupon abated and a new,scire jacios issued to revive the original action in the names of Amelung and wife, as the personal representatives of Albert…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cogswell v. DolliverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1806
  2. Respublica v. GordonSupreme Court of the United States · 1788

3Cited by9 opinions

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  2. Brown v. FletcherU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Michigan · 1904
  3. Leighton v. MansonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1837
  4. Thomas v. Police Jury of Parish of TensasU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana · 1882
  5. Barton v. DelfgauwDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2023

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