Ellingburg v. United States · ¶32

Abigail and Caleb Bull petitioned the Connecticut Legislature for relief. They convinced the legislature that Morison did not intend to revoke his will after his son died, so the legislature issued a decree in 1795 granting them a rehearing on the validity of Morison's original will. Id., at 91. The legislature's 1795 decree effectively vacated the original probate-court decision deeming the will void and granted a new hearing at which the probate court could adjudicate the will's validity. Id., at 91, 107. The probate court held a new hearing pursuant to the decree and concluded that Morison's original will was valid after all. Id., at 91. Having now lost in probate court, the Calders appealed this new decision and challenged the legislature's decree that had granted the Bulls a new hearing. Id., at 91–92. The Calders argued, eventually to this Court, that the legislature's decree was…

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