KENNETT ET AL. v. CHAMBERS


55 U.S. 38 (1852)

14 How. 38

JOHN KENNETT, EZEKIEL S. HAINES, EDEN B. REEDER, GEORGE GRAHAM, JR., JOHN McCARTY, JOSHUA YORKE, AND ROBERT B. BOWLER, APPELLANTS, v. THOMAS J. CHAMBERS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Snethen, for the appellants, and there was also a brief filed upon that side by Mr. L. Sherwood. On the part of the appellee it was argued by Mr. Volney E. Howard.

The same course of argument was pursued by Mr. L. Sherwood in his brief for the appellants.

Mr. Volney E. Howard, for the appellees.


Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the decree of the District Court of the United States for the District of Texas.

The appellants filed a bill in that court against the appellee, to obtain the specific execution of an agreement which is set out in full in the bill; and which they allege was executed at the city of Cincinnati, in...

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