Rankin v. Scott

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1827-01-23

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Mr. Chief Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court, and after stating the case, .proceeded as follows : The act of the then territorial government of Missouri, on which this question depends, is in these words: “ Judgments obtained in the General Court shall be a lien on the lands and tenements of the perso…

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