BY THE COURT. In this case, the judgment of the Court will be determined by the construction of the resolution of Congress, of June, 1786.
Congress having established a system of appeals, and in that system having limited a period, beyond which appeals are not to be entered, we think the resolution of June, 1786, could only mean, that, in conformity with this prior establishment, the judges might use a discretionary power, where particular...
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