BANK OF THE UNITED STATES v. RITCHIE ET AL.


33 U.S. 128 (____)

8 Pet. 128

THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS v. JOHN T. RITCHIE, JUN., AND OTHERS, APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr Coxe, for the appellants; and by Mr Marbury, for the appellees.


Mr Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal from a decree pronounced by the United States court for the District of Columbia, sitting in chancery, for the county of Washington.

The Bank of the United States and others, alleging themselves to be creditors of Abner Ritchie deceased, instituted this suit in chancery against John T. Ritchie administrator, and one of the heirs of the...

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