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WELCH v. MANDEVILLE

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14 U.S. 233 (1816)

1 Wheat. 233

4 L.Ed. 79

WELCH, v. MANDEVILLE.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 11, 1816.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The cause was argued by Lee, for the plaintiff, and Swann, for the defendant.

STORY, J., delivered the opinion of the court.

The question upon these pleadings comes to this, whether a nominal plaintiff, suing for the benefit of his assignee, can, by a dismissal of the suit under a collusive agreement with the defendant, create a valid bar against any subsequent suit for the same cause of action.

Courts of law, following in this respect the rules of equity, now take notice of assignments of choses...

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