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THOMPSON v. MAXWELL LAND GRANT CO.

No. 91.

168 U.S. 451 (1897)

18 S.Ct. 121

42 L.Ed. 539

THOMPSON, v. MAXWELL LAND GRANT AND RAILWAY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 6, 1897.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John G. Carlisle for appellants. Mr. S.D. Rouse, Mr. James O'Hara, Mr. Caldwell Yeaman, Mr. E.T. Wells, Mr. R.T. McNeal, Mr. John G. Taylor and Mr. Logan Carlisle were with him on the briefs.

Mr. Frank Springer and Mr. A.B. Browne for appellees. Mr. A.T. Britton was with them on the brief.

MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

It is the settled law of this court, as of others, that whatever has been decided on one appeal or writ of error cannot be reëxamined on a second appeal or writ of error brought in the same suit. The first decision has become the settled law of the case. Supervisors v. Kennicott, 94 U.S. 498,...

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