Stephens v. Cady

Stephens v. Cady
Stephens v. Cady
	Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 23, 1853
Full case name	Stephens v. Cady
Citations	55 U.S. 528 (more) 14 How. 528; 14 L. Ed. 528
Holding
	A copyright is a property in notion, and has no corporeal tangible substance, so it cannot be seized or sold in an execution sale.
Court membership
	Chief Justice Roger B. Taney Associate Justices John McLean · James M. Wayne; John Catron · Peter V. Daniel; Samuel Nelson · Robert C. Grier; Benjamin R. Curtis
Case opinion
Majority	Nelson, joined by a unanimous court

Stephens v. Cady, 55 U.S. 528 (1853), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a copyright is a property in notion, and has no corporeal tangible substance, so it cannot be seized or sold in an execution sale.^[1]

This case is closely related to Stevens v. Gladding.^[2]

^ Stephens v. Cady, 55 U.S. (14 How.) 528 (1852).
^ Stevens v. Gladding, 58 U.S. (17 How.) 447 (1854).

[1] Stephens v. Cady, 55 U.S. (14 How.) 528 (1852).

[2] Stevens v. Gladding, 58 U.S. (17 How.) 447 (1854).

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