Norwood v. Cobb
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Gonzales. Tried below before the Hon. Fielding Jones. This was a suit by Samuel S. Cobb, the defendant in error, as the administrator of William J. Norwood, deceased, against Sarah A. L. Norwood, the widow and administratrix, and the other plaintiffs in error, the children of George Norwood, deceased, on a judgment of the Chancery Court for the northern division of the state of Mississippi, in favor of William and Indiana Green, as the administrators of the said…
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Error from Gonzales. Tried below before the Hon. Fielding Jones. This was a suit by Samuel S. Cobb, the defendant in error, as the administrator of William J. Norwood, deceased, against Sarah A. L. Norwood, the widow and administratrix, and the other plaintiffs in error, the children of George Norwood, deceased, on a judgment of the Chancery Court for the northern division of the state of Mississippi, in favor of William and Indiana Green, as the administrators of the said William J. Norwood, deceased, against the said George Norwood, in his lifetime, for two, slaves, if to be had, and if…
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, C. J.
The decision of the court, refusing to admit evidence in support of the plea, that there was no service of process, or notice to the defendant, in the Mississippi judgment, was directly contrary to the decision of this court in this case, when the record was before us on a former appeal. (Norwood v. Cobb, 15 Texas Rep. 500.) On examination of the authorities, cited in the opinion of the court on the former appeal, they are found not. to be directly in point to the question, whether the judgment of another state may be impeached, by averment and proof of the want of service, where the record…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Starbuck v. MurrayNew York Supreme Court · 1830
- Shumway v. StillmanNew York Supreme Court · 1831
- Canal Commissioners v. PeopleCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1830
- Aldrich v. KinneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1822
- Norwood v. CobbTexas Supreme Court · 1855
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