Legal Opinion

West v. Brashear

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 10, 1840PublishedCited by 41 opinions

ON appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kentucky. This case was before the- Court on appeals from both the parties, and the. proceedings and decision on the case are reported in 7 Peters, 608. The proceedings in the Circuit Court'of Kentucky, subsequent to the mandate issued from the Supreme Court, were the only matters in controversy on this appea.1. The mandate of the Supreme Court was as follows: “ Whereas, lately in' the Circuit Court of…

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ON appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kentucky. This case was before the- Court on appeals from both the parties, and the. proceedings and decision on the case are reported in 7 Peters, 608. The proceedings in the Circuit Court'of Kentucky, subsequent to the mandate issued from the Supreme Court, were the only matters in controversy on this appea.1. The mandate of the Supreme Court was as follows: “ Whereas, lately in' the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kentucky, before you or some of you,-in a cause between Walter Brashear,…

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney

This case was formerly before the Court, and was then fully con* sidered and decided, and is reported in 7 Peters, 608. Upon that occasion the decree of the .Circuit Court was reversed; and a man.date was issued from this Court, directing the Circuit Court to disallow certain credits which had been given to Walter Brashear, the present, appellee, and to allow him a credit equal to the amount of •certain ginseng, shipped and sold by James Latimer, after attachments had been laid in his hands, by Francis West the present appellant, and others.

Brashear' resided in Kentucky, and Latimer was his…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Brashear v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1833

3Cited by41 opinions

  1. In Re Sanford Fork & Tool Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Gordon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1864
  3. Gaines v. RuggSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  4. Supervisors v. KennicottSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  5. Wells v. LittlefieldTexas Supreme Court · 1884

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