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POULTNEY ET AL. v. CITY OF LAFAYETTE ET AL.

44 U.S. 81 (1845)

3 How. 81

EMILY POULTNEY ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE, ISAAC T. PRESTON ET AL., DEFENDANTS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. Chinn (in writing) for the appellants, and Mr. Coxe, for the appellees.

Mr. Justice McLEAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the decree of the Circuit Court for the eastern district of Louisiana.

To determine the point brought up by the appeal, it is unnecessary to state the substance of the bill or answers. On motion, the Circuit Court dismissed the bill, under the 21st rule, because the "complainants had not set down for...

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