McCARGO v. CHAPMAN


61 U.S. 555 (____)

20 How. 555

THOMAS McCARGO, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN L. CHAPMAN.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Bradley for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Badger for the defendant, 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 to the Circuit Court for the southern district of Mississippi.

On the 14th of May, 1855, the defendant moved to quash an execution issued in the above case, on two grounds: first, because the same issued more than seven years after a prior execution; second, because the same issued more than seven years after the...

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