KIRKMAN v. HAMILTON AND OTHERS.


31 U.S. 20 (____)

6 Pet. 20

THOMAS KIRKMAN, JUNIOR, PLAINTIFF v. JOHN W. HAMILTON AND OTHERS, DEFENDANTS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr Webster for the plaintiff. No counsel appeared on the part of the defendant.


Mr Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case comes up from the court of the United States for the seventh circuit, and district of West Tennessee, on a certificate that the judges of that court were divided in opinion on the following questions. 1. Whether the plea of the statute of limitations is a bar to the recovery of the plaintiff, on the second count in the declaration? 2. Whether an action...

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