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FULTON ET AL. v. M`AFFEE

41 U.S. 149 (____)

16 Pet. 149

ZENAS FULTON AND OTHERS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. MORGAN M`AFFEE, DEFENDANT IN ERROR.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Coxe, for the defendant, moved to dismiss the writ of error, on the ground that the Court had no jurisdiction of the case. The motion was opposed by Mr. Crittenden, for the plaintiffs in error.

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

This case is brought up by writ of error from the High Court of Appeals of the state of Mississippi. A motion was made at the last term to dismiss the case, upon the ground that this Court has not jurisdiction under the twenty-fifth section of the act of 1789; but the argument upon the motion was not heard until about the close of the session, when many other cases were pressing upon the attention of the...

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