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SMITH v. THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY

39 U.S. 45 (1840)

14 Pet. 45

JOSEPH SMITH, APPELLANT, vs. THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY, APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. Semmes and Mr. Lee for the appellants; and by Mr. Key and Mr. Jones for the appellees.

Mr. Justice M`LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal, in Chancery, from the decree of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

The complainant represents himself to be a judgment creditor of the Potomac Company, which was incorporated in 1784, by acts of the Virginia and Maryland legislatures, for the purpose of opening and extending the navigation of the Potomac river. That on the organization of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company...

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