PEARSON v. YEWDALL


95 U.S. 294 (____)

PEARSON v. YEWDALL.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The motions were argued by Mr. F. Carroll Brewster for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. William W. Wiltbank for the defendant in error.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

It having been suggested to us at the last term that the city of Philadelphia was a party to this cause in the court below, and adverse in interest to the plaintiffs in error, leave was granted the defendants in error to move to dismiss this suit, because the city is not named in the writ; and for the city to appear by counsel, to be heard in support of the motion. That

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