LIFE AND FIRE INS. COMPANY OF NEW YORK v. WILSON'S HEIRS


33 U.S. 291 (____)

8 Pet. 291

IN THE MATTER OF THE LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, PLAINTIFFS v. THE HEIRS OF NICHOLAS WILSON.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr Selden and Mr Jones, for the plaintiffs; and by Mr Coxe and Mr Porter, for the defendants.


Mr Justice M'LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In the argument, on the motion to make the rule for a mandamus absolute, various objections were taken against the jurisdiction of the district court.

It is insisted that the plaintiffs, in their corporate capacity, can neither make a contract in Louisiana, nor enforce it in that state by suit; and if they could, the proceedings in the case were erroneous, and might...

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