Williams v. Gibbes
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Maryland. It was, in some respects, similar to the preceding case of McBlair, administrator of Goodwin v. Oliver’s executors; but it differed from it in the important point that the original holder of the share, namely, Williams, never made any assignment of it to Oliver.
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This was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Maryland. It was, in some respects, similar to the preceding case of McBlair, administrator of Goodwin v. Oliver’s executors; but it differed from it in the important point that the original holder of the share, namely, Williams, never made any assignment of it to Oliver. The title of the latter was derived exclusively from a purchase made by him from George Winchester, the trustee of Williams in insolvency. The Mexican .Company consisted originally of ten persons, each holding one share. One of the parties…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
This1 is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of the United States for the district of Maryland.
The bill was filed in the court below to recover of the defend- ' ants the proceeds of the share of James Williams, in what is called the Baltimore Company, which had a claim against the Mexican government, that was allowed under the convention of 1839. The claim was similar to the one under consideration in the case of the administrator of Lyde Goodwin against these defendants, just disposed of. The proceeds of the share, as charged, amount to $>41,306.41.
The main grounds of defence set up…
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- Finley v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1826
- Williams, Trustee v. OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
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