Murgatroyd v. McLure

17 F. Cas. 1026, 4 Dall. 342

Opinion

CHASE, Circuit Justice,

declared, that the whole transaction, between Murgatroyd and Duncanson, was a mere cover, to evade the laws of the United States; that the former was a mere trustee for the latter; and that, having been paid the full price for the ship, he had no property, on which the replevin could be maintained.

The plaintiff suffered a non-suit