MAYOR, &C. OF NEW ORLEANS v. THE UNITED STATES.

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30 U.S. 449 (1831)

5 Pet. 449

8 L.Ed. 187

THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND INHABITANTS OF NEW ORLEANS, APPELLANTS, vs. THE UNITED STATES, APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 17, 1831.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Livingston, for the appellants; Mr. Berrein, attorney general, for the United States.


Upon inspecting the record, the court, upon the principles laid down in Conn vs. Penn. 3 Wheat. Rep. 424, ordered the decree to be reversed.

In the case of Conn vs. Penn, the court held, that in appeals from the circuit courts in chancery cases, the parol testimony which is heard at the trial in the circuit court, ought to appear...

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