WARNER v. NORTON ET AL.


61 U.S. 448 (____)

20 How. 448

FRANCIS WARNER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. CEPHAS H. NORTON, ALBERT JEWETT, BENJAMIN C. BUSBY, JOHN C. PHELPS, JOHN J. PHELPS, ISAAC N. PHELPS, AND JAMES BEMAN, DEFENDANTS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case came up upon this exception, and was argued by Mr. Dickey for the plaintiff in error, and Mr. Badger for the defendants, upon which side there was also a brief by Mr. Badger and Mr. Carlisle.


Mr. Justice McLEAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This case is brought before us by a writ of error from the northern district of Illinois.

An action of trespass was commenced by Norton et al. against Warner, charging him with having seized and carried away personal property of the value of ten thousand dollars. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and by several special...

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