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CRAIGHEAD ET AL. v. WILSON

59 U.S. 199 (1855)

18 How. 199

JOHN B. CRAIGHEAD ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. JOSEPH E. AND ALEXANDER WILSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

There were briefs filed in this case by Mr. Robertson and Mr. Taylor, for the appellants, and by Mr. Benjamin and Mr. Janin, for the appellees; but the question of jurisdiction was not raised.

Mr. Justice McLEAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana.

During the opening argument of this case, doubts were suggested whether the decree of the circuit court was final within the act of congress, and the attention of the court was directed to that question.

The complainants filed their bill in the circuit court...

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