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GREEN v. WATKINS

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19 U.S. 260 (1821)

6 Wheat. 260

5 L.Ed. 256

GREEN, v. WATKINS.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 8, 1821.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. B. Hardin, for the defendant in error.

Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court.

The preliminary question which has been argued at the bar, is, whether the writ of error in this case, which is a writ of right, has abated by the death of the demandant, who is the plaintiff in error, pending the proceedings in this Court. There is a material distinction between the death of parties before judgment and after judgment, and while a writ of error is depending...

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