UNITED STATES v. LANCASTER


18 U.S. 198 (____)

5 Wheat. 198

UNITED STATES v. LANCASTER.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

March 10th, 1820. The cause was argued by C.J. Ingersoll, for the plaintiffs, and by Sergeant, for the defendant.


March 17th. MARSHALL, Ch. J., delivered the opinion of the court, that it had no jurisdiction of the cause, as the district judge could not sit in the circuit court, on a writ of error from his own decision, and consequently, there could be no division of opinion to be certified to this court.(a)

*JUDGMENT. — This cause came on to be heard, on the transcript of [*435 the record of the circuit...

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