SHELDON ET AL. v. SILL


49 U.S. 441 (1850)

8 How. 441

THOMAS C. SHELDON AND ELEANOR SHELDON, HIS WIFE, APPELLANTS, v. WILLIAM E. SILL, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. Romeyn, for the appellants, and Mr. Ashmun (in a printed argument), for the appellee.


Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.

The only question which it will be necessary to notice in this case is, whether the Circuit Court had jurisdiction.

Sill, the complainant below, a citizen of New York, filed his bill in the Circuit Court of the United States for Michigan, against Sheldon, claiming to recover the amount of a bond and mortgage, which had been assigned to him by Hastings, the President...

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