U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1804

Prime v. McRea

Prime v. McRea
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided November 15, 1804 · Cranch
19 F. Cas. 1330; 1 Cranch 201
Prime v. McRea

Opinion of the Court

CRANCH, Circuit Judge,

doubted, whether a decree can be made to sell the real estate of Robert McRea in the hands of his heirs unless there be a mortgage or other lien; or unless the personal estate has been applied to relieve the real.

E. J. Lee. for complainant, cited Robinson v. Tonge, 3 P. Wms. 398, and Finch v. Earl of Winchelsea, in a note to that case, and Stile-man v. Ashdown, 2 Atk. 608. (Cur. ad. vult.)

THE COURT afterwards decreed a sale of half of the lands and rents. [Case No. 11,423.]

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