MILLER v. NICHOLLS


17 U.S. 157 (____)

4 Wheat. 157

MILLER, for the use of the UNITED STATES, v. NICHOLLS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

March 9th, 1819. Sergeant, for the defendant in error.


*315] *MARSHALL, Ch. J., delivered the opinion of the court.

The question decided in the supreme court for the state of Pennsylvania respected only the construction of a law of that state. It does not appear, from the record, that either the constitutionality of the law of Pennsylvania, or any act of congress was drawn into question.

It would not be required, that the record should, in terms, state a misconstruction of an act of congress or that an act of...

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