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RUSSELL v. CLARK'S EX'RS.

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11 U.S. 69 (1812)

7 Cranch 69

3 L.Ed. 271

NATHANIEL RUSSELL, v. JOHN I. CLARK'S EXECUTORS, AND OTHERS.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 12, 1812.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DEXTER, for the Plaintiff in Error, contended.

DEXTER. The Defendant, is charged with having received such assignments as make him liable as trustee to the Plaintiff.

C. LEE, contra.

JONES, on the same side. — 1st. As to the law of the case.

DEXTER AND P.B. KEY, in reply.

MARSHALL, ch. justice, delivered the following opinion.

This is a suit in Chancery instituted for the purpose of obtaining from the Defendants, payment of certain bills of exchange drawn by Jonathan Russell, an agent of Robert Murray & Co. and indorsed by Nathaniel Russell; which bills were protested for non-payment, and have since been taken up by the indorser. The Plaintiff contends that the house of Clark & Nightingale had rendered itself responsible for...

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