WILLSON AND OTHERS v. THE BLACK BIRD CREEK MARSH COMPANY

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27 U.S. 245 (1829)

2 Pet. 245

7 L.Ed. 412

THOMPSON WILLSON AND OTHERS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, vs. THE BLACK BIRD CREEK MARSH COMPANY, DEFENDANTS.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 20, 1829.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued for the plaintiffs in error by Mr Coxe; and by Mr Wirt, attorney general, for the defendants.

Mr Wirt, for the defendants,


Mr Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The defendants in error deny the jurisdiction of this Court, because, they say, the record does not show that the constitutionality of the act of the legislature, under which the plaintiff claimed to support his action, was drawn into question.

Undoubtedly the plea might have stated in terms that the act, so far as it authorized a dam across the creek, was...

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