Stephens v. Cady

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]

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

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

References

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

External links

• Text of Stephens v. Cady, 55 U.S. (14 How.) 528 (1852) is available from:  Justia  Library of Congress