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BATH COUNTY v. AMY

80 U.S. 244 (____)

13 Wall. 244

BATH COUNTY v. AMY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. J.W. Stevenson, and H. Myers, contra, and in support of the ruling below.

Mr. Justice STRONG delivered the opinion of the court.

It must be considered as settled that the Circuit Courts of the United States are not authorized to issue writs of mandamus, unless they are necessary to the exercise of their respective jurisdictions. Those courts are creatures of statute, and they have only so much of the judicial power of the United States as the acts of Congress...

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