Herndon v. Ridgway
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the district court of the United States, for the northern district of Mississippi. It was a bill filed by Herndon, under the circumstances stated in the opinion of the court, and which was dismissed by the court below. The process against Davis was served upon Messrs.' Dowd and Murphy, his attorneys.
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This was an appeal from the district court of the United States, for the northern district of Mississippi. It was a bill filed by Herndon, under the circumstances stated in the opinion of the court, and which was dismissed by the court below. The process against Davis was served upon Messrs.' Dowd and Murphy, his attorneys. A motion was made to dismiss the bilí foi three reasons, the second of which was: — “ "Because Henry Davis is not a citizen of-the northern district of Tlississippi, and Dowd and Murphy are not his attorneys ofredord in any of the courts of the United States, and have not…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
The plaintiff complains that, in 1849, he purchased from James C. Ridgway a number of slaves, for whom he gave his bond to the vendor; that this was transferred to E. T. Ridgway for the use of Wm. H. Gasque, and that a suit is pending in the district court of the United States' for that district, to collect the sum due; that .the slaves are in the possession of Wm. P. Givan, to whom he sold them with a warranty of the title. That one Davis claims the slaves under a title paramount to that derived from Ridgway, and had brought a' suit for them in the stat court, which had proved ineffective,…
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