Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors December 15, 1843 (Stalker v. M'Donald)

Walworth, Chancellor.

The object of this writ of error appears to be to induce this court to overrule its decision in the case of Coddington v. Bay, (20 Johns. Rep. 637,) and to make our decision conform to the opinion of Mr. Justice Story in the recent case oi Swift v. Tyson, (16 Peters' Rep. 1,) decided by the supreme court of the United States.