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MURDOCK v. CITY OF MEMPHIS

87 U.S. 590 (____)

20 Wall. 590

MURDOCK v. CITY OF MEMPHIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. W.I. Scott and J.B. Hieskell, for the plaintiff in error:

Messrs. W.T. Otto, B.M. Estes, J.M. Carlisle, and J.D. McPherson, contra:

Mr. Justice MILLER (now, January 11th, 1875) delivered the opinion of the court.

In the year 1867 Congress passed an act, approved February 5th, entitled an act to amend "An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States, approved September the 24th, 1789."* This act consisted of two sections, the first of which conferred upon the Federal courts...

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