BROOKS v. MISSOURI


124 U.S. 394 (1888)

BROOKS v. MISSOURI.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 23, 1888.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. B.G. Boone, Attorney General of the State of Missouri for the motion.

Mr. P.W. Fauntleroy, with whom was Mr. John I. Martin, opposing.


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

In Spies v. Illinois, 123 U.S. 131, 181, it was said that "to give us jurisdiction under § 709 of the Revised Statutes because of a denial by a state court of any title, right, privilege, or immunity claimed under the Constitution, or any treaty or statute of the United States, it must appear on the record that such...

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