J. W. Hodge, John W. Hunter, Haywood Hunter, Thomas Coleman, and Young Coleman, in Error v. John A. Williams
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ of error from the District Court of the United States for the eastern district of Texas.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney
• ■ It appears, from the record in this case, that an action was brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Texas, by John A. Williams, against Hodge and the other defendants named in the proceedings, and at the trial, the judgment was against the plaintiff'.’
The writ of error removing the case to this court is in the name of the defendants who succeeded in the court below. and do not desire to disturb the judgment; and the plaintiff in that court, who alleges error in the judgment, and seeks to reverse it, is made the defendant in the writ of error.
It is…
2Cited by14 opinions
- STRORINEY v. Crescent Lake Tax DistrictSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Deans v. WilcoxonSupreme Court of Florida · 1882
- Loring v. WittichSupreme Court of Florida · 1878
- Anderson v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- Walton v. Marietta Chair Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.