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UNITED STATES v. NOURSE

31 U.S. 470 (____)

6 Pet. 470

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANT v. JOSEPH NOURSE, COMPLAINANT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The motion to dismiss the appeal was argued by Mr Coxe and Mr Sergeant, for the appellee; and by Mr Swann, district attorney, and Mr Taney, attorney-general, for the United States.

Mr Justice M'LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

A motion is made by the counsel for the defendant, the appellee, to dismiss this suit for want of jurisdiction.

The proceedings in this case were instituted by the government, under an act of congress "providing for the better organization of the treasury department," passed the 15th of May 1820.

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