MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after making the above statement, delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellant contends, first, that the Supreme Court of the District, sitting as a court of equity, had no jurisdiction of this cause; second, that the verdict of the jury was not sustained by the evidence; and, third, that there was duress and coercion of the jury by the court, which resulted in an unjust verdict.
We pass the first question with the observation that...
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