DEACON v. OLIVER ET AL.


55 U.S. 610 (1852)

14 How. 610

JOHN DEACON, APPELLANT, v. CHARLES OLIVER AND ROBERT M. GIBBES, EXECUTORS OF ROBERT OLIVER, DECEASED.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Davis and Mr. Howard, for the appellant, and Mr. Campbell and Mr. Johnson, for the appellees.


Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.

Without attempting to give a history of the facts of this case, as exhibited in the pleadings and proofs, or noticing all the objections of the equity of the bill, we think there are two of its charges or allegations, on which its whole equity rests, and which the complainant has failed to substantiate.

1. That there were in the hands of Robert Oliver at the time...

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