MELLEN v. BUCKNER

Nos. 13, 27.

139 U.S. 388 (1891)

MELLEN v. BUCKNER. BUCKNER v. MELLEN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 23, 1891.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J. Ward Gurley, Jr., and Mr. John G. Simrall for Mellen. Mr. B.T. Sage was with them on the brief.

Mr. Thomas J. Semmes for the heirs of Julia Morgan.

Mr. J.R. Beckwith for Buckner and others.

Mr. John T. Ludeling for the creditors.


MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY delivered the opinion of the court.

These cases are supplementary to that of Johnson v. Waters, 111 U.S. 640, decided by this court on appeal from the Circuit Court for the District of Louisiana in October term, 1883. In that case, William Gay, a judgment creditor of Oliver J. Morgan, deceased, to the amount of $33.250, besides interest, filed a bill on behalf of himself and all other creditors of the...

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