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WHITNEY v. UNITED STATES

No. 133.

181 U.S. 104 (1901)

21 S.Ct. 565

45 L.Ed. 771

WHITNEY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 15, 1901.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John H. Knaebel for appellants. Mr. Ernest Knaebel was on his brief.

Mr. Matthew G. Reynolds for the United States. Mr. Solicitor General was on his brief.

MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM, after making the above statement of facts, delivered the opinion of the court.

The judges of the court below, while rejecting the claim of appellants, differed widely in regard to the grounds upon which such rejection should be placed. Mr. Justice Sluss, in an opinion that was concurred in by Mr. Justice Fuller, said that the case was to be decided under the Mexican colonization law of August 18, 1824, and the regulations of November 21, 1828...

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