BENITES v. HAMPTON


123 U.S. 519 (1887)

BENITES v. HAMPTON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 5, 1887.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. E.D. Hoge for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Samuel Shellabarger and Mr. Jeremiah M. Wilson for defendant in error.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

Section 997 of the Revised Statutes is in these words:

"There shall be annexed to and returned with any writ of error for the removal of a cause, at the day and place therein mentioned, an authenticated transcript of the record, an assignment of errors, and a prayer for reversal, with a citation to the adverse party."

Rule 8, § 1, of this court is as follows:

"The clerk of the...

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