Case Name: James Phelps against Abigail Ellsworth, Widow, and Martin Ellsworth and others, Heirs of the late Oliver Ellsworth, Esq
Court: United States Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1808-06
Citations: 3 Day 144
Docket Number: 
Parties: James Phelps against Abigail Ellsworth, Widow, and Martin Ellsworth and others, Heirs of the late Oliver Ellsworth, Esq.
Judges: 
Reporter: Day's Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 144–144

Head Matter:
June, 1808.
James Phelps against Abigail Ellsworth, Widow, and Martin Ellsworth and others, Heirs of the late Oliver Ellsworth, Esq.
A-writ of er-brought by severáinly respondents to a bill in chan-eery, against eree'has* been passed; but all must join.
ERROR to reverse a decree of the superior court, on a bill in which the Hon. Oliver Ellsworth was plain* and James Phelps and others, respondents.
The defendants m error pleaded in abatement, that Chauncey Goodrich, Esther Eno, Hezekiah Eno and Elijah Griswold, were parties to the petition, decree and re- , , cord, complained of; and that this writ was brought by James Phelps only.
The plaintiffs in error demurred.
Goodrich, for the defendants in error.
Ingersoll and Edwards, for plaintiff in error.

Opinion:
By the Court,
unanimously. The plea in abatement is sufficient.
Writ of error abated.