Wood v. Davis

Supreme Court

Wood v. Davis

11 U.S. 271, 3 L. Ed. 339, 7 Cranch 271, 1812 U.S. LEXIS 392

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedMarch 10, 1812

StatusPublished

Cited by12 cases

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Wood v. Davis, 11 U.S. 271, 3 L. Ed. 339, 7 Cranch 271, 1812 U.S. LEXIS 392 (1812).

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Opinion

Marshall, Ch. J.

Stated that the opinion of the Court to be, that the verdict and judgment in the case of Susan Davis against Swann, were not conclusive evidence in the present case. There was no privity between Swann and Wood; they were to be considered as perfectly distinct persons.. Wood had a right tp defend his own title, which lie did not derive from Swann.

Judgment reversed-

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Marshall, Ch. J.

Stated that the opinion of the Court to be, that the verdict and judgment in the case of Susan Davis against Swann, were not conclusive evidence in the present case. There was no privity between Swann and Wood; they were to be considered as perfectly distinct persons.. Wood had a right tp defend his own title, which lie did not derive from Swann.

Judgment reversed-

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11 U.S. 271, 3 L. Ed. 339, 7 Cranch 271, 1812 U.S. LEXIS 392, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/wood-v-davis-scotus-1812.

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