Litigants: | Stephens v. Cady |
Decidedate: | February 23 |
Decideyear: | 1853 |
Fullname: | Stephens v. Cady |
Usvol: | 55 |
Uspage: | 528 |
Parallelcitations: | 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. |
Majority: | Nelson |
Joinmajority: | 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]