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AMIS ET AL. v. MYERS

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57 U.S. 492 (1854)

16 How. 492

14 L.Ed. 1029

HENRIETTA AMIS, EXECUTRIX, AND WILLIAM PERKINS, EXECUTOR, OF JUNIUS AMIS, DECEASED, APPELLANTS, v. DAVID MYERS.

Supreme Court of United States.

May 16, 1854.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Goold and Mr. Lawrence, for the appellants, and by Mr. Baxter, for the appellee.

Mr. Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff filed his bill in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana, to restrain the sale of certain slaves taken in execution of a judgment of that court, in favor of the defendant against William D. Amis.

The case of the plaintiff is, that the slaves are his lawful property, and are not subject to the execution of the...

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