GELSTON v. HOYT


16 U.S. 116 (____)

3 Wheat. 116

GELSTON et al. v. HOYT.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

March 24th, 1817. The Attorney-General (Rush), for the plaintiffs in error.

Hoffman, and D.B. Ogden, for the defendant in error.


February 27th. STORY, Justice, delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to the highest court of law of the state of New York; and the questions which are re-examinable upon the record in this *court are such only as come within the purview of the 25th section [*303 of the judiciary act of 1789, ch. 20.

But a preliminary question has been made, which must be discussed, before proceeding to consider...

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