Feibelman v. Packard

Supreme Court of the United States
Feibelman v. Packard, 108 U.S. 14 (1882)
1 S. Ct. 138; 27 L. Ed. 634; 1882 U.S. LEXIS 1275

Feibelman v. Packard

Opinion

Mr. Chief Justice Waite

delivered the opinion of the court.

Moses Feibelman and (George Yoelker, as .partners, sued the defendants in error to recover .damages for the seizure of their-partnership goods by Packard, marshal of the United States for the District of Louisiana. A judgment was rendered .against them. Their interests in the suit were joint, and the judgment affects them jointly and not separately.' Feibelman alone has brought this writ of error, and there has been no summons and *15 severance, or other equivalent proceeding. It follows that the writ must he dismissed, on the authority of Williams v. Ban k of the United States, 11 Wheat. 414; Masterson v. Herndon, 10 Wall 416; Simpson v. Greeley, 20 Wall. 152; and it is

/So ordered.

Reference

Full Case Name
FEIBELMAN v. PACKARD and Others
Cited By
17 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Error — Practice. A writ of error sued out by one of two or more joint defendants without a summons and severance or equivalent proceeding, must be dismissed.