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PAYNE ET AL. v. NILES ET AL.

61 U.S. 219 (____)

20 How. 219

JACOB U. PAYNE, J.P. HARRISON, AND GEORGE W. HUNTINGDON, COMMERCIAL PARTNERS, UNDER THE NAME AND FIRM OF PAYNE & HARRISON, INTERVENORS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. JONATHAN J. NILES, JAMES M. NILES, LEANDER H. COREY, AND STEPHEN ALLEN, PARTNERS, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF NILES & CO., PLAINTIFFS, AND WILLIAM A. BROADWELL, SYNDIC OF ANDREW KNOX, DECEASED, DEFENDANT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Chilton for the plaintiffs in error, and by Mr. Benjamin for the defendant. There were also briefs of Mr. Chilton and Mr. Davidge for the plaintiffs in error, and Mr. Pike for the defendant.

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

This case is brought here by a writ of error directed to the Circuit Court for the eastern district of Louisiana.

It appears by the transcript, that Niles & Co., citizens of Ohio, brought suit in the Circuit Court against Andrew Knox, of Louisiana, for the price of certain machinery furnished to the latter for the use of his plantation. They claimed the...

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