United States ex rel. Halloran v. King

District of Columbia Court of Appeals
United States ex rel. Halloran v. King, 8 D.C. 499 (D.C. 1874)

United States ex rel. Halloran v. King

Opinion of the Court

*501By the Court :

The act of the assembly of Maryland refers in express terms to creditors, and has special reference only to suits prosecuted by that particular class of claimants. The expression, of creditors in the statutes excludes all other interests. The action in this instance is in the name of the heirs at law or distributees, and not in that of creditors. We are therefore of opinion that the act in question has no application to the case at bar.

Judgment affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES, USE OF EDWARD HALLORAN, PATRICK HALLORAN, PETER HALLORAN, KATE HALLORAN, STEPHEN HALLORAN, JOHN HALLORAN, BY THEIR GUARDIAN, JAMES BIGGINS v. ZEBULON M. P. KING AND J. D. McGILL
Status
Published