GORDON v. LONGEST


41 U.S. 97 (____)

16 Pet. 97

JOHN GORDON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES LONGEST, DEFENDANT IN ERROR.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. Crittenden, for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Benton appeared for the defendant.


Mr. Justice M`LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a writ of error to the Court of Appeals of the state of Kentucky, under the twenty-fifth section of the judiciary act of 1789.

An action was commenced in the Circuit Court of Kentucky by the defendant in error, against the plaintiff, to recover the value of a certain slave which the defendant took on board a steamboat, at Louisville, of which he was master, as a passenger; and conveyed him out...

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