Shields v. Barrow

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1855-02-20

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Mr. Justice CURTIS delivered the opinion of the court. To make intelligible the questions decided in this case, an outline of some part of its complicated proceedings must be given. They were begun by a bill in equity, filed in the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, on the 1…

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