BROWN v. SWANN


35 U.S. 392 (____)

10 Pet. 392

*ELIZA BROWN, APPELLANT, v. FRANCES SWANN, ADMINISTRATRIX OF WILLIAM T. SWANN, AND RICHARD B. ALEXANDER.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

This case was argued by Mr. Key and Mr. Jones, for the appellant; and by Mr. E.J. Lee and Mr. Swann, for the appellees.


Mr. Justice WAYNE delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Columbia and county of Alexandria.

The bill of the appellees, who were the complainants in the circuit court is for an injunction to stay further proceedings on a judgment at law, confessed by the appellees to the appellant.

The bill states that the intestate, William T. Swann, in his lifetime, in October, 1819, proposed...

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