Brown v. Aspden's Administrators

THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and was the conclusion of the case of Aspden et al. v. Nixon et al., reported in 4 How. 467.

It was affirmed by a divided court in December, 1852; and in February, 1853, a petition for a rehearing was filed by the appellants.

Upon which petition Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court.