Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from the decree of the Circuit Court for the district of Maryland.
The bill was filed by Joseph P. Shannon & Company, Gelston & Matthews, Lapouraille & Maughlin, and Griffiss & Cate, who composed four different partnership firms in the city of Baltimore, separately engaged in the business of planing, who all joined in the bill of complaint against Brown, the appellant...
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