Wheeler v. Nesbitt
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the middle district of Tennessee. In September, 1856, John J. Wheeler arrived at the small town of Charlotte, in Tennessee, about eight o’clock at night, in company with two Irishmen, the whole three being indifferently clad. Wheeler had four fine horses; each of the Irishmen was-riding one of the horses, with a sack and blanket to sit- upon instead of a saddle.
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This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the middle district of Tennessee. In September, 1856, John J. Wheeler arrived at the small town of Charlotte, in Tennessee, about eight o’clock at night, in company with two Irishmen, the whole three being indifferently clad. Wheeler had four fine horses; each of the Irishmen was-riding one of the horses, with a sack and blanket to sit- upon instead of a saddle. The defendants in error (except Trimble) arrested the whole three, on suspicion of having stolen the horses, and carried them before Trimble,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
This is a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the middle district of Tennessee. John J. "Wheeler, the plaintiff in error, complained in the court below against the present defendants in a plea of trespass on the ease, as will more fully appear by reference to the declaration which is set forth at large in the transcript. It alleged three distinct causes of action, and each cause of action was set forth in two separate counts. All of the counts, however, were founded upon the same transaction, so that a brief reference to the first, third, and fifth of the series will…
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