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CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON v. PRATT

21 U.S. 681 (____)

8 Wheat. 681

THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, and others, Appellants, v. PRATT, FRANCIS, and others, Respondents.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

This cause was argued by the Attorney General and Mr. Key, for the appellants, and by Mr. Jones, for the respondents.

Mr. Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

A number of lots in the city of Washington, the property of the respondents, having been sold for payment of taxes, assessed under authority of the appellants, to the use of the city, this bill was filed by the respondents, in the Circuit Court of the District, to enjoin the corporation from executing conveyances to the purchasers.

The allegations on which the claim for relief was asserted, presented...

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