Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court.
The record in this case presents a great variety of facts, out of which several important questions have arisen; but as the merits of the cause may, in the opinion of the Court, be completely disposed of by the decision of a single point, the facts which illustrate that point will alone be mentioned.
This is a writ of right, originally brought by the plaintiff in error, against the defendant in error, to...
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