LONG ET AL. v. CONVERSE ET AL.


91 U.S. 105 (____)

LONG ET AL. v. CONVERSE ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Benjamin F. Butler, with whom was Mr. Causten Browne, for the plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Benjamin F. Brooks and Mr. James J. Storrow for defendants in error.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

Our jurisdiction in this case depends upon the effect to be given to that provision of the Judiciary Act which authorizes this court to re-examine the decisions of the highest court of a State in certain cases, "where any title, right, privilege, or immunity is claimed under" any statute of the United States.

The plaintiffs in error did not claim under the...

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