SAMPEYREAC AND STEWART v. THE UNITED STATES


32 U.S. 222 (____)

7 Pet. 222

BERNARDO SAMPEYREAC AND JOSEPH STEWART, APPELLANTS v. THE UNITED STATES, APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr Prentiss and Mr White, for the appellants; and by Mr Fulton and Mr Taney, the attorney-general, for the United States.


Mr Justice THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case comes up on appeal from the superior court in the territory of Arkansas.

The decree of the court was founded upon proceedings instituted under an act of congress, entitled "an act for further extending the powers of the judges of the superior court of the territory of Arkansas, under the act of the 26th May 1824, and for other purposes," passed the 8th...

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