EX PARTE BOLLMAN AND SWARTWOUT


8 U.S. 75 (____)

4 Cranch 75

EX PARTE BOLLMAN AND EX PARTE SWARTWOUT

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Lee, for Swartwout.

Rodney, Attorney General, declined arguing the point on behalf of the United States.

Harper, for Bollman.


MARSHALL, Ch. J.* delivered the opinion of the court, as follows:

As preliminary to any investigation of the merits of this motion, this court deems it proper to declare that it disclaims all jurisdiction not given by the constitution, or by the laws of the United States.

Courts which originate in the common law possess a jurisdiction which must be regulated by their common law, until some...

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