WALKER v. SMITH

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62 U.S. 579 (1859)

21 How. 579

16 L.Ed. 223

JOHN M. WALKER, APPELLANT, v. JONATHAN B.H. SMITH.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 1, 1859.

March 11, 1859.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Chilton and Mr. Davidge for the appellant, and by Mr. Carlisle for the defendant, on a brief by Mr. Badger and Mr. Carlisle.


Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.

The purpose of this bill is to obtain an injunction to prevent the issuing of certain scrip to appellee by the Land Office, and to have cancelled the assignment under which the appellee had, by the officers of Government, been adjudged entitled to the scrip.

This bill was properly dismissed by the court below, as a brief statement of the case will show. The act of Congress of 3d March, 1835, made a further...

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