MITCHELL v. HARMONY


54 U.S. 115 (____)

13 How. 115

DAVID D. MITCHELL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. MANUEL X. HARMONY.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The cause was argued in this court by Mr. Crittenden, (Attorney-General,) for the plaintiff in error, and Mr. Cutting and Mr. Vinton for the defendant in error. Mr. Moore also filed a printed brief.


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

This is an action of trespass brought by the defendant in error, against the plaintiff in error, to recover the value of certain property taken by him, in the province of Chihuahua during the late war with Mexico.

It appears that the plaintiff, who is a merchant of New York, and who was born in Spain, but is a naturalized citizen of the United States, had...

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