Fenwick v. Sears's Administrators
Cases that cite this one
25 later published cases cite this decision.
- Andrews v. Herriot (New York Supreme Court 1825)
- Murray v. Crawford (United States District Court for the District of Colorado 2010)
- Canfield v. Scripps (Cal. Ct. App. 1936)
- Robinson v. First Nat. Bank (5th Cir. 1932)
- Moore v. Petty (8th Cir. 1905)
- Noonan v. Bradley (Supreme Court of the United States 1870)
- Lucas v. Tucker (Ind. 1861)
- Naylor v. Moody (Ind. 1829)
- Barrielle v. Bettman (District Court, S.D. Ohio 1912)
- Lusk's Adm'rs v. Kimball (U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Virginia 1898)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Brantley's Adm'r (Ky. Ct. App. 1894)
- Greer v. Ferguson (Ark. 1892)
- In re Stockman (Mich. 1888)
- Scobey v. Gibson (Ind. 1861)
- Shaffer v. Bolander (Iowa 1854)
- Plummer v. . Brandon (N.C. 1848)
- Davis v. Smith (Ga. 1848)
- Haight v. Executors of Bergh (N.J. 1835)
- Vaughn v. Barret (Vt. 1833)
- Union Bank of Georgetown v. Smith (U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia 1830)
- Le Cesne v. Cottin (La. 1824)
- Embry v. Millar (Ky. Ct. App. 1818)
- Sabin v. Gilman (Superior Court of New Hampshire 1818)
- Morrell v. Dickey (N.Y. Ch. 1814)
- Administrator of Cockleton v. Davidson (S.C. 1794)
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Opinion
FENWICK
v.
SEARS'S ADMINISTRATORS.
Supreme Court of United States.
*264 Mason, for the plaintiff in error.
Simms and C. Lee, for the defendants.
Simms, for the defendants in error.
*282 On the 25th of February, The Court gave the following judgment:
"It is decreed by the court that the defendants Stricker and Payson, not having obtained letters of administration in the district of Columbia, were not competent to maintain this action; and that the circuit court of the United States in and for the said district erred in overruling the demurrer. It is, therefore, considered by the court, that the judgment of the said circuit court, on the said demurrer, be, and the same is hereby reversed, and that judgment thereon be rendered for the defendant in the original action.[(a)]
NOTES
[(a)] The jurisdiction of the several states of Virginia and Maryland over the territory ceded by them to the United States, for the seat of government, ceased on the first Monday of December, 1800.
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