IN RE COY

No. 1395.

127 U.S. 731 (1888)

IN RE COY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 14, 1888.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Cyrus F. McNutt and Mr. D.W. Voorhees for appellants. Mr. John G. McNutt and Mr. Finley A. McNutt were on the appellants' brief.

Mr. E.B. Sellers and Mr. Attorney General for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana.

The case in that court arose upon an application for a writ of habeas corpus made on behalf of Simeon Coy and William F.A. Bernhamer, whose petition alleged that they were restrained of their liberty and detained in the custody of Edward Hawkins, the marshal of the United States for the District of Indiana...

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