U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1840

Simms v. Scott

Simms v. Scott
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided March 15, 1840 · Thruston
5 D.C. 644; 22 F. Cas. 162; 5 Cranch 644
Simms v. Scott

Opinion of the Court

The Court

(Thruston, J.,

absent,) decreed that the complainant was entitled to be paid out of the separate estate of Mrs. Scott, in the hands of her trustee; and that unless the debt should be paid by a certain day, the separate estate should be placed in the hands of a receiver, to collect the rents, &e., and that Alexander Hunter be appointed receiver, who should give bond, &c. &e.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.