Supreme Court of the United States, 1788

Walton v. Willis

Walton v. Willis
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 1, 1788
1 U.S. 265; 1 Dall. 265 (United States Reports)

Walton v. Willis

Opinion

The Chief Justice

said, in the course of the argument in this cause, that the practice above mentioned, was illegal and improper; for, the Orphans Courts ought, instead of Bonds, which are a mere personal security, to take Recognizances, by which the lands themselves would be bound for the payment of the distributive shares. He added, that the Court would not enter into a retrospect upon this subject; but that, for the future, they would expect a conformity to the opinion now given. *

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For the decision in the principal case, see post.

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