SPARROW v. STRONG


70 U.S. 97 (1865)

3 Wall. 97

SPARROW v. STRONG.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Browning and Cope, for the motion to dismiss.

Messrs. O'Connor and Billings, contra.


The CHIEF JUSTICE now delivered the opinion of the court, on all three of the points.

The first ground taken in favor of dismissing the writ of error, to wit, that the record was not filed in time by the plaintiff in error, is untenable. The writ was regularly sued out on the 14th of August, 1863, returnable at the next term of the court thereafter, and was duly served; a citation was also issued and served, returnable at...

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