EYRE ET AL. v. POTTER ET AL.


56 U.S. 42 (1853)

15 How. 42

JOSEPH K. EYRE AND ALGERNON E. ASHBURNER, EXECUTORS OF ELIZABETH E. POTTER, DECEASED v. SAMUEL R. POTTER AND MAUGER LONDON.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The cause was argued by Mr. Badger for the appellants, and by Mr. Bryan and Mr. Graham for the appellees.


Mr. Justice DANIEL delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of North Carolina, by which decree the bill of the appellant (the complainant in the Circuit Court) was dismissed with costs.

The allegations in the bill, on which the interposition of the court was invoked, are substantially as follow: That Samuel Potter, deceased, the late...

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