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William and Francis Sadler, Complainants, v. Thomas B. Hoover, Sylvanus Chambers, and Samuel H. Dinkins, Partners by the Style of Thomas B. Hoover and Company U.S. 646 (1849)

handle is hein.slavery/ussccases0283 and id is 1 raw text is: 646                SUPREME        COURT.
Sadler et al. v. Hoover et al.
Ordei.
This cause came on to be heard on the transcript of the
record of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Dis-
trict of Kentucky, and was argued by counsel. On considera-
tion whereof, it is now here ordered and decreed by this court,
that the 'decree of the said Circuit Court in this cause be and
the same is hereby affirmed.with costs.
WILLIAM' AND FRANcis SADLER, COMPLAINANTS, v. THoAAs B.
HOOVER, SYLVANuS CHAMBERS, AND SAMUEL H. DINKINS, PART.
HERS BY THE STYLE OF TuoMAs B. HoovER AND CoxPANY.
Where an appeal from a Circuit Court, sitting in chancery, is brought up to this
court upon a certificata of division in opinion, and the certificate states that the
court was not able to agree in opinion, one of the judges being of opinion that a
decree should be rendered for the complainants, and the other that a decree should
be rendered for the defendants, this was not such a distinct statement of the point
or points upon which the judgesdiffered as would give this court jurisdiction.
The appeal must, therefore,.be dismissed, for want of jurisdiction.
THIS case -came up, on' a certificate of division, from, the
Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District
of Mississippi.
The following is the statement of facts agreed upon in the
court belowj by the counsel for the respective parties, and sent
up with the record.
NM. SADLER and FRANCIS SADLER,)
V.                    In Chancery.
THOMAS B. HOOVER and others.
In the Circuit- Court of the United States for the Southern
District of Mississippi.
The bill states that at May term, 1839, of the Circuit Court,
the defendants, Thomas B. Hoover & Co.,'recovered judgment
against them, and one Francis Ross, their surety, for $ 3,501.84.
debt, and $ 383.65 damages, with interest theregn from the 17th
of May, 1839, and costs of suit; and at the same term, another
judgment against them, and one W. D. Henry, astheir surety,
for $ 7,881.66, with interest from the 17th of May, 1839, and
costs of -suit. That executions issued on said judgments, and
forthcoming bonds have been given with one Robert Ridley, as
security in each case, and that said bonds were returned for-
feited to the November term, 1839, and executions about to
issue thereon; that the instruments of writing on which these

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