FERRIS v. HIGLEY


87 U.S. 375 (____)

20 Wall. 375

FERRIS v. HIGLEY.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. C.J. Hillyer and T. Fitch, for the plaintiff in error:

No opposing counsel.


Mr. Justice MILLER, delivered the opinion of the court.

The single question in this case is whether the Probate Court had jurisdiction to hear and determine such an action as it heard and determined in the present case; and this must be decided by a construction of the statute of the Territory and the provisions of the act of Congress organizing the Territory.

A statute of the Territorial legislature enacts that "the...

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