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BROWN v. BASS

71 U.S. 262 (____)

4 Wall. 262

BROWN v. BASS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Carlisle and McPherson for the appellant. Mr. Reverdy Johnson, contra.

Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court, stating previously the case.

The case is this: In the year 1840, C.R. Bass, the husband, being indebted to the Bank of Mississippi for a considerable amount, gave his notes for the debt, secured by a mortgage of certain real estate in Washington County, State of Mississippi. In 1843, Brown Brothers & Co. filed a creditor's bill against the bank in the Court of Chancery...

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