ELK v. WILKINS


112 U.S. 94 (1884)

ELK v. WILKINS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 3, 1884.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.J. Poppleton and Mr. John L. Webster for plaintiff in error.

Mr. G.M. Lambertson for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE GRAY delivered the opinion of the court. He stated the facts in the foregoing language, and continued:

The plaintiff, in support of his action, relies on the first clause of the first section of the Fourteenth Article of Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, by which "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and...

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