UNITED STATES v. CURRY ET AL.


47 U.S. 106 (____)

6 How. 106

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. THOMAS CURRY AND RICE GARLAND.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Curry moved to dismiss the appeal, as having been irregularly brought up.

The motion was argued by Mr. Curry and Mr. Jones, in favor of it, and Mr. Clifford, Attorney-General, against it.


Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court.

A motion has been made to dismiss this case for want of jurisdiction.

The appeal was taken from a decree of the District Court of the United States for the Louisiana District, confirming to the appellees certain lands which they claimed under a Spanish grant. The decree was made on the 2d of May, 1846. But a new trial was afterwards granted, in order that...

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