Vaughan v. Northop

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

Vaughan v. Northop

28 F. Cas. 1113, 5 D.C. 496, 5 Cranch 496

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

DecidedNovember 15, 1838

StatusPublished

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Bluebook

Vaughan v. Northop, 28 F. Cas. 1113, 5 D.C. 496, 5 Cranch 496 (circtddc 1838).

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Opinion

The Court,

(nem. con.) was of opinion, that as the defendant’s intestate died in Kentucky, and the defendant’s letters of administration were granted in Kentucky; as thé complainants resided in Virginia, and all the defendants in Kentucky, this Court had not, or if it had, ought not to assume jurisdiction in this case, although the administrator received the money here in 1833, and was found here in 1837.

Bill dismissed with costs.

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The Court,

(nem. con.) was of opinion, that as the defendant’s intestate died in Kentucky, and the defendant’s letters of administration were granted in Kentucky; as thé complainants resided in Virginia, and all the defendants in Kentucky, this Court had not, or if it had, ought not to assume jurisdiction in this case, although the administrator received the money here in 1833, and was found here in 1837.

Bill dismissed with costs.

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28 F. Cas. 1113, 5 D.C. 496, 5 Cranch 496, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/vaughan-v-northop-circtddc-1838.