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PICKETT'S HEIRS v. LEGERWOOD ET AL.

32 U.S. 144 (____)

7 Pet. 144

MARTIN PICKETT'S HEIRS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. SAMUEL LEGERWOOD ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr Loughborough, for the defendants in error.

The motion was opposed by Mr Wickliffe, for the plaintiffs in error.

Mr Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

This was a motion to quash the writ of error upon two grounds.

The first was because the record was not filed with the clerk of this court until the month of June 1832, whereas the writ of error was duly served, returnable to the January term 1832. It was contended that the case was out of court by lapse of time, and the filing at that late day could not reinstate...

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