BEYER v. LeFEVRE

No. 237.

186 U.S. 114 (1902)

BEYER v. LeFEVRE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 19, 1902.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Henry E. Davis and Mr. Franklin H. Mackey for appellant.

Mr. Clayton E. Ewing and Mr. Charles Poe for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after making the above statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellant contends, first, that the Supreme Court of the District, sitting as a court of equity, had no jurisdiction of this cause; second, that the verdict of the jury was not sustained by the evidence; and, third, that there was duress and coercion of the jury by the court, which resulted in an unjust verdict.

We pass the first question with the observation that...

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