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GAINES ET AL. v. RELF ET AL.

40 U.S. 9 (____)

15 Pet. 9

EDMUND P. GAINES, AND MIRA CLARKE, LATE WHITNEY, COMPLAINANTS, vs. RICHARD RELF, BEVERLY CHEW, AND OTHERS, DEFENDANTS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. Key, and Mr. Jones, for the plaintiffs; and by Mr. Coxe, for the defendant.

It was not his intention to controvert the decisions of the Court; but such a case as this had not yet been decided.

Mr. Justice THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case comes up from the Circuit Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Louisiana, upon a certificate of division of opinion upon the following points:

1. Does chancery practice prevail, and should it be extended to litigants...

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