¶1were decidedly of opinion, that, at law, the surviving obligee was entitled to the possession of the joint securities, that he might recover the amount; and that there was no ground laid, on the present occasion, for the interposition of a court of ■equity.
19 F. Cas. 156
Penn v. Butler
U.S. District Court
Decided May 15, 1801
U.S. District Court · decided 1801-05-15
These-were bills in equity, involving a great variety of facts, respecting the disposition of the estates of the late proprietary family: but the principal object of all of them, was submitted for the opinion of the court, on the following agreement: “It is agreed, that these suits be submitted for the opinion of the court, upon the following statement of facts, admitted by all the parties, except the fact, that Anthony Butler, for his own accommodation, and without the…
Decided 1801-05-15