McClung v. Silliman

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1821-03-18

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Mr. Justice Johnson délivered the opinion of the Court. This case presents no ordinary group of legal questions. They exhibit a striking specimen of the involutions which ingenuity may cast. about legal rights, and. an instance of the growing pretensions of some of the State Courts over the exercise of the powers of the general government. The…

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