The Lessee of Walden v. Craig's Heirs
Supreme Court of the United States
IN error to the Circuit Court of the United States- for the District of Kentucky. As stated in the brief and argument for the defendant, the case was : .“This is a scire facias to revive a judgment on ejectment of the District Court of the United States for the Kentucky District, which Walden’s lessee had recovered against Lewis Craig and Abraham Shockey, on the 19th day of June, 1800. The scire facias bears date the 27th of March, 1837 ;-and, Lewis Craig having previously…
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IN error to the Circuit Court of the United States- for the District of Kentucky. As stated in the brief and argument for the defendant, the case was : .“This is a scire facias to revive a judgment on ejectment of the District Court of the United States for the Kentucky District, which Walden’s lessee had recovered against Lewis Craig and Abraham Shockey, on the 19th day of June, 1800. The scire facias bears date the 27th of March, 1837 ;-and, Lewis Craig having previously died, it was sued against his heirs and Abraham Shockey, and also against Thomas Blair, as tenant in possession. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice M'Lean
These cases are brought before this Court, from the- Circuit Court of Kentucky, by writs of error. *
The plaintiff in error, who was the plaintiff in the Circuit Court, issued two writs of scire facias, to revive the judgments rendered in the aboye cases the 19th of June, 1800, against Shockey and Rose,' the original defendants, and the heirs of Craig. Alias writs were-issued, and on the first and second writs the marshal returned served on several of the heirs named ;• and that Shockey and Rose were deceased,
In both cases, the defendants demurred to the writs of scire facias, and also pleaded…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Walden v. CraigSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
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