WALES v. WHITNEY


114 U.S. 564 (1885)

WALES v. WHITNEY, Secretary of the Navy.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 4, 1885.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J.M. Wilson and Mr. F.P.B. Sands for appellant.

Mr. John S. Blair for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, which refused to make an order on a writ of habeas corpus relieving appellant from the custody of the appellee, who, it is alleged, held the appellant in restraint of his liberty unlawfully.

Upon the decision of the Supreme Court of the District, adverse to petitioner, an application for an original writ of habeas...

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